Fulani Gunmen Kill 30 In Benue, Nasarawa

Suspected Fulani gunmen on Saturday
evening and Sunday morning attacked and
killed 30 persons, mostly women and
children, in Guma, Kwande, Buruku and
Keana Local Government Areas of Benue
and Nasarawa states.
The PUNCH gathered that the villages
attacked in Guma LGA are Tse-Uosu, Tse-
Gbudu Taraka and Branch Umenger in
Mbadwem council.
In Keana, the invaders attacked Iornungun
while in Kwande, the gunmen invaded Jato/
Aka and environs just as many residents of
Mbatie, Mbatsease and Mbaatungu Aji, all in
Buruku LGA, were displaced by the armed
herdsmen.
It was further gathered that apart from
those killed, several others sustained
varying degrees of injuries.
A fleeing native from Guma, identified as
Suunen, told our correspondent that the
gunmen stormed the communities while
they were resting after the day’s work and
started shooting sporadically at innocent
and defenceless people of the area.
Suunen added that residents of
neighbouring communities had fled their
villages over fears that the suspected Fulani
militias might attack their communities.
Another victim, Terungwa, said his mother
narrowly escaped death from Mbatie and
now taking refuge in Yandev, Gboko LGA.
The Commissioner of Police, Hyacinth
Dagala, confirmed the attack and said eight
corpses had been recovered.
He noted that the command had intensified
surveillance just as additional security had
been provided to stop the attacks from
escalating.