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 No fewer than 10 persons have been confirmed dead following
separate attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Otukpo Local
Government Area of Benue State.

 

It was gathered that the latest wave of violence began on
Saturday when suspected herdsmen attacked Akpachi village in Ugboju community,
killing two persons and leaving several others with varying degrees of
injuries.

Less than 24 hours later, the attackers reportedly struck
again, this time invading Otukpo Nobi community in the early hours of Sunday,
where eight persons were killed and several others injured.

The attacks also triggered protests by angry youths and
residents, who marched to the Och’Idoma Palace in Otukpo town to express their
frustration over the worsening security situation and demand urgent government
intervention.

The latest violence comes barely one month after the killing
of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of
Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku Mohammed, and his associate, Yakubu Isah,
around Okwudu in Otukpo Local Government Area after attending a peace meeting
in Ohimini LGA.

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