Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Thursday, killed five farmers at Ukemberagya district, near Anyiin, in Logo local government area of Benue State.
A community leader, Chief Joseph Anawah, who confirmed the incident told The Nation on phone that the attackers who were armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the settlements in Ukemberagya at 6:30 a.m. and operated for about three hours.
“They moved from one village to another, shot sporadically and razed houses,” he said.
Anawah listed those killed as Bem Torjem, Apedzan Chia and Ikpuku Korya.
