Some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked and killed 16 persons in Tse- Kuma, Mbachohon council ward, in Gwer west local Government area in Benue State.
But the commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, Major- General Adeyemi Yekini said only seven bodies have been recovered in the attacked.
Francis Ayaga, the chairman of Gwer West Local Government council said the suspected herdsmen stormed Tse- Kuma village in the early hours of Sunday, March 4, 2019, and sacked the entire mbachohon council ward.
Francis Ugbede, an indigene of Gwer west said the herdsmen completely took over Mbachohon council ward in Gwer west Local Government council.
“they came with many cattle and are grazing on farm lands and destroying crops after they shot and killed harmless farmers” he said.
“there is a great humanitarian crisis in the local government are as those who fled the troubled area have no where to put their heads”.
Ugbede furtehr told The Nation that women with children on their backs have been trekking long distances without food nor water and called on humanitarian agencies and government to intervened as a matter of urgency .
The Nation gathered that since since 2012 armed herdsmen have launched sustained attacked on the people of Gwer west, especially peasants farmers.
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