Benue Lawmaker Counters Police, Says Herders Killed Over 10 In Ukum Attacks

The member representing Ukum State Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Ezra Nyiyongo, has disclosed that suspected armed herders who invaded some communities in Ukum Local Government Area killed over 10 people.
The police had earlier confirmed that three people were killed in the attack.
However, Nyiyongo, who disclosed this on his Facebook page after visiting survivors of Sunday’s attacks at St. Anthony Hospital, Zaki-Biam, said armed herders believed to have come from neighbouring Taraba State attacked several communities in Mbatsavazun, Mbaterem, Ukum Local Government Area, in the early hours of Sunday.
He said the affected communities included Ayaba, Tse Kaave, Ts...