BREAKING: Agatu on fire as herdsmen kill 15 in fresh attacks

Suspected herdsmen have launched fresh attacks on Ugboju community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, killing no fewer than 15 people

Locals said many people were still missing after the invasion of the village on Wednesday evening by the assailants who had continued attacks on the area for two weeks.

Prince Inalegwu Adagole Simon, who hails from the affected village, narrated to our correspondent in Makurdi that the attackers besieged the community around 3pm on Wednesday.

“It was around 3pm yesterday (Wednesday) those attackers came to my village and killed 15 persons. Some persons have been displaced from home. Before now, we had no issue with them (attackers),” Simon said.