No fewer than 18 persons including women and children have been reportedly killed while many others sustained severe injuries in a fresh suspected armed men suspected to herds attack on the Iye community in Uvir Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.
The attackers were said to have beheaded some of the victims and also burnt the remains of several others including their homes and food barns.
The Security Secretary of Guma Local Government Area, Christopher Waku, confirming the development said the attack occurred between 6 and 7pm on Sunday evening.
Waku, added that 18 people were killed in the attack at Iye village which is not far from the JS Tarka University in Makurdi.
The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Julius Alawari also confirmed the attack said seven corpses had been recovered from the scene of the attack.
Alawari, also said a combined team of Operation Whirl Stroke, the Police, and the Volunteer Guards confronted and repelled them. One of the attackers was also killed.
