By Peter Duru

MAKURDI—NO fewer than eight persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on Benue communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen who, yesterday, allegedly invaded parts of Logo Local Government Area of the state.

The attack came on the heels of the Agatu killings, where over 300 people were allegedly killed in over one week of sustained offensive on Agatu communities by suspected Fulani mercenaries.

Vanguard learned that in the latest attack, four villages of Tse Chia, Tse Nhumbe, Deghkia and Ngorukgan were invaded at about 2a.m., shooting sporadically and burning down houses and huts.

According to a source, “it was a coordinated attack on the four villages by the well-armed herdsmen who stormed our villages in large numbers. It was the sound of their gunshots that woke everyone from sleep, resulting in a stampede and the gunning down of about eight persons.

“The causality figures may be more than that, because many people are still unaccounted for just as scores sustained serious injuries.

“As I speak with you, the affected villages have been deserted and the invaders have taken over and they are razing the ancestral homes of the people who fled to Anyii, Ugba and Abeda towns, in their thousands.”

When contacted, Benue State Police spokesman, Assistant Superintendent Moses Yamu, said he was yet to receive details of the development.