Omo! Wetin dey happen for Benue State? Na real wah as armed herders don strike again, dis time kill five farmers for Udeku Maav-Ya community. E happen for Mbakyol Council Ward, Turan district.
Local people gather say di incident happen around 4 pm when dem dey process their yams and bambara nuts. Na so dem hear gunshots and everywhere scatter! One local wey call himself Terna yarn say di attack disrupt di whole market. Chai! Na so dem dey pick for farm?
Di chairman of Kwande Local Government, Tersua Yarkwan, confirm di killings. E talk say di attackers no even run comot after dem finish wetin dem wan do, and dat one just dey create tension everywhere. E don dey complain say di area dey vulnerable because e dey border Cameroon, wey make security matter sha com complicated.
Yarkwan also talk say dis kind attack for harvest season fit scatter food security o. Food no dey just grow for ground like dat, una sabi? Na hard work! And na dem dey face this wahala now.
Another local politician wey be ex-supervisory councillor, Akerigba Lawrence, don also lament on top di continuous attack. E talk say di people of di community dey suffer plenty wahala, as dem dey lose their crops, homes, and even water sources. Wetin happen to Tyozua Gyuse, Gbaga Gyuse, and Tersuur Ijighka? Na dem be di victims wey dem don identify so far.
Lawrence still dey report say dem still dey find people wey don disappear during di attack. Schools, churches, and markets don lock down; how person go liv without dem? E don reach time wey di police go show face, but dem no pick call for comment at di time wey we dey file dis report.
Na serious matter dis o! People dey talk say dis kind armed herder attacks dey happen every dry season for Benue communities, and e dey raise serious alarm for di state.
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