One Killed, Several Injured as Suspected Fulani Herders Raid Benue Community

A fresh attack by suspected armed herders has left one person dead and others injured in Ikobi community, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.

The victim, Anyebe Shaibu, also known as Ochodo, was reportedly attacked while working on his farm when the assailants invaded the area on Friday.

Sources said the attackers struck in the afternoon as residents were preparing their farms for cultivation.

“Several persons were on the farm at the time of the attack, but most of them were lucky to have escaped unhurt, but they killed Ochodo and injured some others,” a local source said.

The source condemned the killing, describing it as gruesome.

“The manner they killed the young is so painful. They murdered him and mutilated his body with their knives as if he were an animal.

“His sin was that he went to farm in his ancestral home… they want to chase us out of our land, and the government is doing nothing about it.”

Community members warned that the worsening insecurity is discouraging farming activities and could lead to hunger.

“The situation is getting so bad that our people are now afraid of going to their farms… we may be facing starvation because if we do not farm, how can we feed our families?”

They urged authorities to step in and restore security.

“We urged the federal and state governments to live up to their constitutional responsibilities… If they cannot do that, we advise they quit,” the source added.

Attempts to contact the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, did not yield a response.

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