Police confirm herdsmen attack in Benue, deploy tactical teams

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed Fulani herdsmen attacked Aboajo Village, Mbateren Mbazum Council Ward, Ukum Local Government Area of the state, in the early hours of Sunday.
This was disclosed on Sunday in the official WhatsApp group of the Benue State Police Command by its spokesperson, DSP Orchia Aondogwu.
He said three people were killed in the attack, while four others sustained machete injuries and were taken to a medical facility for treatment.
Aondogwu said the command had deployed additional tactical and patrol teams to the area and was making concerted efforts to apprehend the perpetrators.
He said monitoring and security operations were ...