From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen militia have attacked Ikobi community in Apa Local Government Area, (LGA), killing one person and injured one other.
A local who preferred to remain anonymous for fear of being attacked said the victims were on their way back home when they were ambushed and attacked between Ikobi and Oloba villages on Monday, February 19, 2024.
According to him, the victim who was killed had just returned from Lagos recently to see his aged widowed mother when he met his untimely death.
The source said “One person, Aminu Akanu was killed between Ikobi and Oloba at 5pm. We buried him about 11pm last night.
“He came from Lagos recently to see his mother. His father a police officer and has died some years ago. He went to the LG headquarters in Ugbokpo yesterday, Monday , February 19, 2024, to settle some things before coming to Ikobi and that was when he was attacked at Oloba.
The herders shot him around 5pm. The second victim luckily escaped with bullet wounds. Right now, as I speak to you, they (herdsmen) are at Akpete, (another village), burning houses.
When contacted, the Barr . Eche Ikobi, the Chairman of Apa Development Association, (ADA) confirmed the killing.
He said they were on their bike returning to the village when they were shot. “One died on the spot while the other person escaped with gunshot wounds. He is receiving treatment as we speak,” he said.
Meanwhile, the House of Assembly member representing Apa State Constituency, Hon. Abu Umoru, has confirmed the attacks saying soldiers have repelled the gunmen.