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Twenty people were killed early
yesterday at Ogwule-Ankpa in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State
by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Governor Gabriel Suswam and his deputy, Steven Lawani, yesterday visited
some internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by previous attacks.
The governor assured the people of tighten security so that those who
fled their homes because of incessant attacks could return.
A source, who spoke in confidence, told our reporter that most of the victims were killed on their beds between 4am and 5am.
It was learnt that
several people sustained gunshot injuries while the
homes and household items worth millions of naira were destroyed during
the attack.
Suswam spoke yesterday at the Catholic Church in Oshigbudu, after
inspecting the damage at Enogaje, one of the communities attacked by the
marauders in previous attacks.
The governor urged the people to be security-conscious and report suspicious persons to security agencies.
The governor made cash donations to most of the communities affected by the attacks.
He decried the renewed invasion in the state, despite several peace moves by the state government to halt the trend.
Besides Lawani, the governor was also accompanied by the Secretary to
the State Government (SSG), Dr David Salifu; the police commissioner and
state director of the State Security Service (SSS).
Police spokesman Daniel Ezeala, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the attack on the Agatu comunity.
He said a detachment of police had been deployed in the area.
The police spokesman urged the residents to report suspicious persons to the police.
Investigation, he added, had begun on the matter.
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