Again herders kill 18, behead women, children
NO fewer than 18 persons, including women and children, have been killed, while many others sustained severe injuries, in a fresh attack on Iye Community, in Uvir Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, by armed herdsmen. 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. A native of the community, who lost a brother in the attack, confirmed, on condition of anonymity, that the attackers stormed the village on Sunday at about 6pm., which was a market day in the community. He said: "Fulani herdsmen attacked Iye Community around 6pm., on Sunday. They killed over 18 people, including my brother. They also injured several others, and burnt down many houses, including some of the victims. The attack occurred on Iye market day, when people were busy trading. "This attack is unfortunate because we were displaced from our village, Tse-Orvihi, Uvir Council Wa...