Herders kill Catechist, wife, 5 others
A Catechist, his wife and five others were, weekend, reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in three separate attacks on Governor Samuel Ortom’s village and other communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the marauders invaded Tse-Ortom, Hirnyam and Semaka communities in an unprovoked attack that left several persons injured. According to a source in the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, one of the victims was killed at Tse-Ortom, two in Semaka, while four others who included the Catechist of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Hirnyam and his wife were murdered by the invaders in Hirnyam village. He said: “In their usual pattern, the herdsmen shot the victims in the three separate attacks on Friday and after killing them, they also used cutlasses to cut them like animals. Among the victims was a Catechist, his wife, one other woman and four others.” Contacted, Chairman of Guma LGA, Mr. Mike Uba, who confirmed the killing, described it as sad...