BY TONY THOMPSON / MAKURDI
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Suspected armed herdsmen has launched a renewed attack on Tse Ameen community in Mbapa Council Ward of Gwer West Local Government Area in Benue State, killing at least five persons.
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A local sources disclosed that the incident occurred on early hours of Sunday when armed herders attacked the community at about 1:am.
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One of the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our correspondent on phone in Makurdi on Monday, disclosed that five bodies were recovered while many others remained missing.
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“The corpses recovered after the attack included three males and two females,” the resident said.
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Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Udeme Edet, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on phone in Makurdi, Monday.
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Edet said, “Four dead bodies were recovered.”
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The PPRO did not disclosed further information.
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Meanwhile, Governor Hyacinth Alia has sympathise with the people of Gwer West where the attack occured on Saturday night.
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He appealed to all security heads to ensure those perpetrators are also apprehended.
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He however called on all communities to join forces with government and security agents to comb forests of evil elements.
