Suspected armed herders kill 60-year-old farmer in Benue community

A 60-year-old farmer, Emmanuel Kwaghchimin, has reportedly been killed by suspected equipped herders portion moving connected his workplace successful Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State.

The fatal onslaught occurred astatine astir 3:30 p.m. on Friday in Atse Village, Mbajir Council Ward, wrong the Abako axis of the section authorities area.

According to constabulary sources, the unfortunate was moving successful his workplace erstwhile helium was ambushed and murdered by the suspected attackers.

After receiving a distress report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) successful Katsina-Ala mobilised officers to the country of the incident.

The remains of the deceased were recovered and taken to Aboh Hospital for a post-mortem introspection earlier being handed implicit to his household for burial.

Security unit person since launched a hunt cognition successful surrounding bushes to way down the fleeing suspects, portion constabulary accidental investigations into the sidesplitting are continuing.

Suspected equipped herders termination 60-year-old husbandman successful Benue community