Renewed Attacks By Fulani Herdsmen Claims 5 Lives In Agatu LG In Benue State.

No fewer than five persons have been killed and several villages destroyed in Agatu Local government area of the Benue state during a renewed attack by suspected Fulani militia.The PUNCH gathered that there have been silent killings of Agatu farmers by armed militia suspected to be Fulani. Investigation by our Correspondent ggv that as at Monday, hundreds of Agatu farmers were displaced from their ancestral homes, just as schools and churches were closed to avert further destruction of lives and properties.

The member representing Agatu state constituency in the state assembly, Alhaji Sule Audu told newsmen that the heinous attack occurred on Sunday.

According to him, the natives were preparing to go to church when the insurgents unleashed the mayhem.

Audu maintained that several houses in various communities including the Adeka and olegadeje villages were completely destroyed.The lawmaker added that farm lands and properties were also damaged in the renewed attack.

He however, appealed to constituents to remain calm as serious efforts were on to provide succor and also fish out the perpetrators. The lawmaker urged the state government to provide relief to the displaced persons. Efforts to speak with the Benue state Police Commissioner Mr Hyacinth Dagala proved abortive as he did not pick calls and text messages put across to him.