‎SUSPECTED HERDERS KILL POLICEMAN, CIVILIANS IN BENUE STATE

‎Nine persons, including a police officer, have been killed in a renewed
attack by suspected herders in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue
State.
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‎A source told newsmen that the attackers invaded Okwutanobe,
Okpokpolo, Olegagbani, and Ikpele all four communities along the border
with Kogi State and were seen last weekend in the area attacking the
communities up to Tuesday.
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‎The Chairman of Agatu LGA, Melvin Ejeh, confirmed the three-day attacks.
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‎Stating that, it totally condemned the attacks, he identified that, the attack
was a reprisal for their earlier report of cattle rustling in Agatu communities.
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‎He appealed to the headers to give the government time to investigate the
alleged rustling instead of taking the law into their hands.
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‎The chairman, who lauded security operatives in the council for their
response to contain the attacks, however, noted that the terrain, which is
un-motorable, poses a serious challenge to the security operatives in the
discharge of their duties.
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‎Meanwhile, the Benue State Police Command Public Relations Officer,
Udeme Edet, could not confirm the attack as of the time of this report. He
however, promised to get back on the incident.