81 murdered in herders assault in Benue state

No less than 81 persons have been accounted for dead amid herders assaults in Logo and Ukum chamber ranges in Benue state in the most recent two weeks. Assaults on groups in the area have been steady and have prompted passing of such a large number of individuals. The conventional leader of Logo board region, Chief Jimmy Meeme, who addressed Channels Television said 70 individuals have been executed in six out of the 10 committee wards in his space.

Observers likewise guarantee that Turan, Mbagber, Yonov and Tombo people group in Logo were assaulted around the same time while Varser in Ukum Local Government went under attack, leaving 53 persons dead.

Talking on the new insights of the dead casualties from the assault, the representative of the Benue State Police Command, ASP Moses Yamu, denied the cases, contending that lone 22 passings were recorded in Logo and Ukum neighborhood government ranges.