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Many people have been reportedly killed in several communities of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State after suspected herders launched attacks on the areas.
“Mbaikyor, Mbadura, Moon and Ilyav council wards, and Swem Hills have been ransacked.”
Eye witnesses said many people were still missing some with gun shot wounds on several inhabitants and burnt houses.
A local said the attacks began barely a week ago and escalated during the weekend to other parts of Kwande LGA, including Moon, Mbaikyor, Mbadura and Ilyav council wards.
But the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) said there was a recent confrontation between herders and local guards in the affected areas over confiscation of livestock.
Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Benue Command, SP Catherine Anene, said she was yet to get details of the incidents from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) who just resumed duties in the area.
Anene added that the new DPO in charge of Kwande LGA as at Monday afternoon said that calm had been restored to the vicinity.
Meanwhile, the State Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Ibrahim Galma, said there was a recent confrontation between herders and local guards in the affected areas from what the association gathered over confiscation of their livestock.
He said some herders were also killed in the process, adding that peace was however being brokered by military authorities and other security agencies in the state over troubled Kwande, Apa, Guma, Gwer West and other places.
Galma added that MACBAN and other stakeholders which included All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) were in attendance at the peace meeting convened by the OPWS Force Commander to resolve the matter.
Daily Trust
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