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From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
Gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen militia have again, killed three persons and injured two others, in two separate attacks in Ohimini Local Government Area (LGA), of Benue State.
The Chairman of the Council, Mr Adole Gabriel, confirmed the incident newsmen on the phone on Sunday, July 26, 2026,.
He said the attacks occurred between Friday afternoon and Saturday night.
Mr. Adole disclosed that the attackers first invaded Elulu village on Friday, killed one person, attacked another one and collected his motorcycle before moving to Agadagba community to rustle cows.
He stated that in Agadagba, they were repelled by the community members but succeeded in shooting the owner of the cattle on his leg.
Adole said “It is not only in Agadagba community that the armed herders killed people. They first attacked Elulu village a day before yesterday, killed somebody, attacked another person and collected his Bajaj motorcycle.
“They also went to Agadagba village that very day to rustle cows, but the people actually repelled them. So, they shot one of them on the leg. They couldn’t rustle the cows from there again. Yesterday being Saturday, they went out again and killed two persons Agadagba.
“As I am talking to you, am even preparing to go to the communities to pay them condolences. So far, three lives have been lost to the attacks. They injured two persons, the one that they collected his bike and the one that they went to rustled his cows. Both of them are still in the hospital receiving treatment.”
The chairman disclosed that local security personnel, in collaboration with the police, have been deployed to the affected areas to avert further attacks.
He said Governor Hyacinth Alia has deployed security personnel to the affected areas and normalcy was fast returning.
“The governor has actually mobilised me and I have also mobilised the community vigilantes, because it is only the vigilantes that can get to where they are. I can assure you that with the adequate security provided by the Governor in Ohimini, we will get those perpetrators.
“The vigilantes are on ground and Alia has mobilised me to also mobilise them which I have done. People are on ground now because these marauders cannot drive us out of our land.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State command, DSP Udeme Edet, could not be reached as at the time of filing this report.
