18 killed as suspected herdsmen attack Benue communities
…Youths protest at Och’Idoma’s palace, block roads with corpses, demand action By Peter Duru, Makurdi At least 18 persons have been killed in separate attacks on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, following fresh incursions by suspected armed herdsmen.
The latest killings came about two weeks after the murder of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku Mohammed, and his companion, Yakubu Isah, who were ambushed at Okutu community in Otukpo while returning from a peace meeting in Idekpa, Ohimini Local Government Area.
Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell Ogiri, confirmed the attacks, saying they appeared to be linked to possible reprisals following the killing of the MACBAN chairman.
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