Benue Attack: Fresh Details Emerge After Deadly Invasion

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Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly killed four Mobile Policemen and eight residents in a fresh attack on Ayilamo, Tombola Ward, in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.

Ayilamo, situated along the Abinsi-Tyulen-Anyii-Wukari axis, is a farming community that has repeatedly faced attacks by armed bandits.

A resident, Tyolumu Ugande, said more than 200 armed bandits stormed Ayilamo through Alufu Road in Taraba State before moving towards the community, firing indiscriminately and setting houses ablaze.

The attackers, who were reportedly armed with sophisticated weapons, were engaged by a team of Mobile Policemen deployed to Ayilamo.

Ugande said the confrontation lasted several hours before the attackers withdrew, adding that the bodies of four Mobile Policemen killed during the attack were found in the bush on Friday morning.

He said, “We also discovered eight bodies of residents of Ayilamo who were killed by the bandits.”

The incident was also confirmed by the Secretary of the Ayilamo Security Committee, who disclosed that the community had appealed to security agencies for additional personnel.

Another resident, James Ugah, alleged that the latest incident marked the second time within one month that Mobile Policemen deployed to Ayilamo had been killed.

“The bandits have been trying to set the whole Ayilamo ablaze for more than two years now. We called on security personnel, Benue and the federal government to help secure our land and lives.

“We learnt that the series of attacks on Ayilamo may not be unconnected with rumours that there are huge mineral deposits within and around Ayilamo,” he said.

Efforts to obtain confirmation from the spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Orchia Aondogwu, were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.

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