Victims of herdsmen a.t.t.a.c.k.s in Logo and Ukum
council areas in Benue State have been recounting how 81 persons were killed in
the last two weeks.
A community leader of Logo, Chief Jimmy Meeme,
who spoke to newsmen on the invasion of
rural communities said 70 persons were killed in six out of the 10 council
wards in his domain.
The
traditional ruler blamed the sustained
attacks on his people by the herdsmen on territorial occupation campaign.
Fleeing residents also
claim that Turan, Mbagber, Yonov and Tombo communities in Logo were attacked on
the same day while Varser in Ukum Local Government came under siege, leaving 53
persons dead.
Notable community
leader, Terkura Suswam, also made a case for the Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs).
At
Anyiin community, the matron at a local clinic, Kpadoo Asema, and the IDPs camp
manager, John Imenger, spoke on the treatment and how the displaced persons
were fairing in the face of lack and despair.
Among
the IDPs in Anyiin camp, Aseer Yuam,
grieved over the gruesome murder of her son by herdsmen in Tombo council ward
while attempting to fetch food for his family from the farm.
Leader
,and the State Coordinator of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of
Nigeria, Garus Gololo, promised to track down those responsible for the attacks
in Logo and Ukum.
Benue
State Governor, Samuel Ortom, lamented the inability of the security agencies
to arrest the perpetrators of the coordinated attacks.
ASP
Moses Yamu, the Benue State Police Command, in his reaction, dismissed
allegations of neglect of duty by security personnel.
Yamu
He insisted that only 22 deaths were
recorded in Logo and Ukum local government areas.
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