MAKURDI —
It was a bloody Sunday in Benue State after suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly
slaughtered over 90 persons, including women and children, at Egba village in
Agatu Local Government Area of the state.
He said: “The search for victims and
survivors is still ongoing, but there is no doubt that the figure may rise
because the entire village is like a killing field with blood stench everywhere
and many are still missing.”
It was learnt that the attackers, who
stormed the village at about 4 a.m., killed their victims, most of whom were
fast asleep, in their homes after which they razed the community, destroying
economic trees, food barns and farmland.
The source said: “They came from Loko
in neighbouring Nasarawa State, and started shooting and breaking into people’s
houses and who ever they met, including women and children, they hacked or
shot.
“At the moment, we have been able to
recover about 90 corpses and many injured. The search is continuing but we are
facing a major challenge.
“Many survivors with injuries are
being evacuated to hospitals, but the problem is that we do not have a hospital
in this area that is big enough to cater for the situation we have at hand.”
Reacting to the development, the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deputy governorship candidate and an indigene of
the area, Mr. John Ngbede, described the attack and killings as barbaric and
heart rending.
He said 60 bodies had been recovered
from the village at the time he spoke to his people.
Confirming the killing, Benue State
Police Commissioner, Mr. Hyacinth Dagala, said his men had arrived the village
to restore peace.
source: vanguardng
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