12 DIE AS SUSPECTED FULANI HERDSMEN ATTACK BENUE VILLAGE

Suspected Fulani insurgents Sunday launched a fresh attack on the people of Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State leaving at least 12 people dead while dozens of others were displaced.

The local government chairman, Godwin Iorsue, and the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in the area, who were returning from the scene of the attack, narrowly escaped death when the insurgents allegedly ambushed them.