Suspected herdsmen killed fifteen people and injured several others in a predawn attack on a farming community in Mbajir Ward, Katsina Ala local government area of Benue State, an assault Governor Hyacinth Alia condemned as a senseless attack on innocent citizens, directing security agencies to act quickly against those responsible. In a statement from his office, Alia said he was deeply troubled by killings that came just as local farmers had returned to their fields, and extended condolences to the bereaved families.
Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate Michael Aondoakaa also condemned the wave of attacks across the state, which have killed many and displaced thousands, drawing a link to the recent killing of Benue’s Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association chairman, Ardo Risku Muhammad, which he called equally reprehensible, and urged security agencies to find those responsible for both incidents.
