Herdsmen Kill Over 45 Villagers In Benue State

Nigeria - Over 45 villagers were on Sunday killed during a morning raid by suspected herdsmen in Nigeria’s eastern-central Benue state, Press TV reports.

“I confirm that 45 people, including women and children, were killed this morning in an attack on Egba village... of Benue state by suspected herdsmen,” state police spokesman, Austin Ezeani says.

“Several others were injured in the gun and machete attack,” he added.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the assault but experts oftentimes say the prime suspects of such attacks in the region are gangs from the Fulani herdsman

“These insurgents, who disguise as herders, confiscate everything belonging to our people; and if nothing urgently is done, it therefore means that Benue State, and by implication, Nigeria, is sitting on a keg of gunpowder due to our strategic location,” said Paramount Ruler of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State Chief Daniel Abomtse.