Its another bloodbath yesterday in Benue as suspected Fulani herdsmen in an early hour attack on Agasha community in Guma Local Government Area led to the death of 10 people.
According to reports, the herdsmen invaded the town from the neighbouring Nasarawa State and opened fire on the unsuspecting residents.
In another senseless killing, Nigerian army deployed to Gwer West Local Government Area went on a rampage, arresting and burning down several commercial and residential houses in a reprisal following the killing of one of them, Private Danlami Gambo whose body was discovered dead and was buried in a shallow grave by an unknown person.
According to the Assistant Director of Military Public Relations, Major O. Ayeni, on April 18, 2018, at about 3.30p.m., troops of 707 Brigade deployed to Naka in Gwer council area observed the absence of Gambo from his duty post
“The soldier’s rifle was however found at the location. It was gathered that the soldier was last seen receiving a phone call but left in search of network and did not return, troops immediately conducted a search at about 6.10p.m. and observed blood stains along a footpath leading to a newly dug grave and the soldier’s body was found there.
The military director said the body of the soldier was butchered and had been deposited at the air force mortuary in Makurdi. He said an investigation revealed that some locals were involved in the killing which had led to the arrest of some suspects by a team of soldiers dispatched from the unit to the scene of the incident.
