Suspected armed herdsmen have killed three people in Yelwata, Benue State, with residents blocking the federal highway from Makurdi to Abuja on Monday to protest the unfortunate incident.
The incident occurred when suspected armed herders invaded the community around 7am, shooting three people dead and injuring three others.
The PUNCH reported that the residents, in protest, blocked the federal highway with the corpses, preventing the movement of vehicles.
According to Achii Mathias, a youth leader from the community, the armed herders launched the attack around 7am on Monday. “The Fulanis again attacked our community (Yelwata) this morning around 7am and were shooting sporadically, and they killed three people and three others were injured,” Mathias said. He added, “As I am talking to you now, the Security Adviser to the governor and Chairman of Guma LGA are here assessing the situation.”
The Spokesperson for the Benue State Command, DSP Udeme Edet, was contacted for a statement but said she had yet to receive the report. “The moment I have the report, I will send it to you,” Edet said. Meanwhile, attempts to reach the Security Adviser, Joseph Har, and Chairman of Guma LGA, Maurice Orwough, were unsuccessful, as calls made to them were dropped.
This incident is not the first of its kind in the community. On June 13, no fewer than 200 people were killed in a midnight attack on the same community, Yelwata.
