At the backdrop of the unsuccessful attack by Fulani herdsmen on Rantya (Federal Lowcost) Jos, yesterday. The herdsmen have successfully launched another guerilla attack on Benue state, killing approximately 55 persons. ViewPointNigeria gathers that it was a bloody Sunday in the state, when the herdsmen launched the clandestine attack at Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

At the backdrop of the unsuccessful attack by Fulani herdsmen on Rantya (Federal Lowcost) Jos, yesterday. The herdsmen have successfully launched another guerilla attack on Benue state, killing approximately 55 persons. ViewPointNigeria gathers that it was a bloody Sunday in the state, when the herdsmen launched the clandestine attack at Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

In total, 55 persons were reportedly killed in this latest attack while several other survivors scampered to safety. An eyewitness who recounted the incident said, that the suspected mercenaries stormed Gbajimba early Sunday morning, but were repelled by armed Tiv youths who engaged them in a bloody fight. “They came in their numbers very early this morning from Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and made an attempt to seize the town and the local government secretariat, but they were confronted by our youths who resisted them, forcing them to beat a retreat. Just this afternoon, at about 1.00 p.m, they staged a more coordinated attack on the town. This time, they came in their hundreds, shooting, burning down houses, huts and killing anything in sight.

“The police station in Gbajimba is helpless, because we have less than 50 officers and men on ground at the station and this attack has completely overwhelmed them. As I speak to you, serious fighting is still going on in Gbajimba, and close to 55 persons may have been killed on both sides because corpses of the dead litter the invaded communities. So many of our people are also missing at this moment.

“But from the look of things, if security personnel do not quickly mobilise into the town, the invaders may succeed in completely taking over the ancient town after sacking close to 200 villages in the local government area in the last few weeks. Our fear is that if Gbajimba is allowed to fall into the hands of these marauders, it can be used as a launching pad to attack Makurdi, which is just a few minutes drive from the ancient town.

No official statement has been issued on the attack by the Nigerian Police force.

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Again, suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 55 in Benue state