Armed men, suspected to be herdsmen, have reportedly killed three individuals returning from the Jato-Aka Market in Mshen community, Nyihemba, within the Mbaikyor council ward of Kwande Local Government Area, Benue State.
The assailants also carted away the victims’ money and goods during the attack.
The youth leader of the ward, Igbawua Gandepuun who disclosed this on Sunday, April 13, said the attack occurred just a kilometre away from the Army Camp stationed at Government Secondary School, Anwase.
According to Gandepuun, angry youths of the community, in protest took the bodies of the victims to the military camp, alleging their failure to protect the victims.
According to him, the two victims, a housewife and a petty female trader, Andeh Aondover as well as a motorcycle rider, Boki Tyodzua were ambushed and k!lled by herders.
Gandepuun said the herders removed all the money on Tyodzua and carted away all items bought by Andeh after k!lling them.
The youth leader also lamented that farmers in the area were yet to start the clearing their farm lands because those that attempted it were killed by herdsmen with nobody seeing their corpses till date.
