Gunmen execute 3 IDPs in Benue



3 individuals from the Agagbe Internally Displaced Individuals camp had been killed by means of suspected armed herders time getting back from their farms.

To deliver to feed their households in camps around the circumstance, male adults had been stated to have taken to farming.

The sufferers met their finish on Monday night time getting back from the farm.

The previous supervisor of the camp, Terna Jacob, showed the incident to our correspondent on Tuesday.

Jacob stated, “The deceased identified as Mr Ameeya Solomon 38yrs of Tse Kuan in Mbabuande council ward, Mr Adagu Terwase 40 of Tse Abua in Mbapa council ward and Master Orkaha Terkende 16 years old of Tse Maihwa in Mbabuande council ward were killed as they were coming back from their farms to Agagbe town to sleep as their homes were already been burnt down by armed Fulani herders.”

He added that a type of who escaped the assault, Orkaha Terfa who’s the elder brother to the 16-year-old boy killed along others stated they had been ambushed by means of suspected herders alike to NKST Church at Tse Nyamti as they had been getting back from farm.

In step with Jacob, the 3 sufferers had been killed as they ran for protection nearest they had been ambushed.

Our correspondent amassed that two of a dead body had been stated to had been buried time the residue of the 3rd individual have been deposited at a morgue in Agagbe.

When contacted, the Police Crowd Members of the family Officer, SP Catherine Anene stated she had no longer gained the record of the incident.

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