Panic gripped residents of Otobi community in the Akpa district of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday evening as suspected armed herders launched a fresh attack, leaving several people feared dead and hundreds displaced.
A resident of the area, Edwin Emma, confirmed the assault in a distressed phone call to journalists.
“We are being attacked by herdsmen at Otobi community. My wife and children are fleeing as I speak. Please call for help,” he said.
The lawmaker representing Otukpo-Akpa constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Kennedy Angbo, also confirmed the attack, which he said began around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
In a phone conversation, Angbo disclosed that three corpses had already been recovered, with many more people feared killed.
“Right now, many people are feared dead, and hundreds have fled the community,” the lawmaker stated.
This marks the third reported attack on the Otobi community in the month of April alone, deepening fears among locals over growing insecurity in the area.
Panic gripped residents of Otobi community in the Akpa district of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday evening as suspected armed herders launched a fresh attack, leaving several people feared dead and hundreds displaced.
A resident of the area, Edwin Emma, confirmed the assault in a distressed phone call to journalists.
“We are being attacked by herdsmen at Otobi community. My wife and children are fleeing as I speak. Please call for help,” he said.
The lawmaker representing Otukpo-Akpa constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Kennedy Angbo, also confirmed the attack, which he said began around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
In a phone conversation, Angbo disclosed that three corpses had already been recovered, with many more people feared killed.
“Right now, many people are feared dead, and hundreds have fled the community,” the lawmaker stated.
This marks the third reported attack on the Otobi community in the month of April alone, deepening fears among locals over growing insecurity in the area.