Tension As Suspected Herdsmen Kill Six, R*pe Woman In Benue
Eche Akpoko, the national chairman of the Apa Development Association, confirmed the event on Sunday, stating that six persons had died.
Benue
At the Akpete hamlet, in the Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, accused herdsmen have killed six victims.
The alleged herders broke into the community on Saturday evening, May 20, 2023, and launched an attack, according to a local who went by the name Tony, who also said that a woman was sexually assaulted during the attack.
Six persons were slain, according to Eche Akpoko, national chairman of the Apa Development Association, who spoke by phone on Sunday with the Nigerian Tribune to corroborate the tragedy.
It’s a continuous thing (attack) as I told you people at a press conference recently. It’s a very sad development. Yesterday (Saturday), they (armed herders) attacked Akpete at about 6 pm,” he said.
“By this morning, the number of casualties stood at six but we are not definite about the number yet as they keep discovering corpses from corners and bushes. As of this morning, the report, I got was that they have discovered six corpses.” he added.