NaijaOnPoint Nigeria reports that gunmen suspected of being herdsmen reportedly initiated new assaults on Tuesday evening in the Agatu and Apa Local Government areas of Benue State, resulting in multiple fatalities.
It was reported that in Agatu LGA, a man named Sunday Dutse, a resident of Odejo and the younger sibling of a former local government chairman, was killed along the Odugbeho-Ogbaulu road.
Dutse had been displaced from his community due to a previous herdsmen attack and had sought refuge in Ogwule-Kaduna, also located in Agatu LGA.
Earlier that day, a different attack reportedly took place in EdikwG’Icho, a community within Apa LGA, where three young individuals were ambushed and killed.
It was reported that two of the victims were from EdikwG’Icho, while the third was from Ugbokpo.
These assaults occurred despite a recent visit from high-ranking military officials, including the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who had assured the implementation of enhanced security measures in the affected regions of the state.