Attackers Kill and Behead Villagers Near IDP Camp in Benue State: Nigeria
Benue state security adviser Paul Hemba told Lagos-based Channels TV the attack happened around 9 in the evening Thursday in the town of Makurdi, just opposite the Abagana Camp for internally displaced people.He said eight people were injured, three of them with severe chest injuries."At the moment I can only confirm there was an attack last night, they're on it. Some persons died; some were injured," Sewuese said.
The camp has been providing refuge to hundreds who fled a 2018 attack blamed on herders that left 73 people dead.Read the
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