The herders who were hiding in the bushes that surrounded them opened fire on them, resulting in the immediate shooting deaths of six of them
The invasion of the Tse Ugema hamlet in the Ukum local government area of Benue State by bandits who were suspected of being herders resulted in the death of at least six farmers, according to current estimates.
The incident began when some cattle wandered onto farmlands and destroyed crops, including those that were stored in the barns, according to a local resident who did not want his identity to be published. This information was provided to our reporter journalist over the phone.
“Some youths in the area, upon seeing the cattle grazing on the crops and destroying barns, mobilized to chase the cattle out of the farms,” the source said. “The cattle were destroying the barns.”
The herders who were hiding in the bushes that surrounded them opened fire on them, resulting in the immediate shooting deaths of six of them.
Several of the other young people managed to flee into the nearby bushes, although their injuries were of varied degrees, and some of them are still missing.
In conclusion, the source added, “We informed men of Nigeria Army who are stationed at a village called Wuaze which is a few metres away from the scene of the attack through phone calls, as the attack was going on, but on getting close to the scene and noticing the heavy presence of herdsmen, the soldiers turned back to their camp and did not return”