Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has revealed that death toll in last Friday night’s attack on Tarfi village, Binnev Ward in Buruku Local Government area of the state by suspected herdsmen had risen to over 60.
They were allegedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
The governor, who wept openly lamented that the state was under siege.
According to him, his government was helpless and could not contain the activities of the herdsmen, who he said were killing, maiming and raping women in Benue villages.
Ortom said, “after committing the atrocities, they sacked the locals from their abode after which they occupied the ‘captured territory’.”
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