At least three people don die yesterday for Yelewata community inside Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as gunmen wey dem suspect say na armed herders attack dem. For Borno State, Boko Haram still attack one military base, kill two soldiers.
Senator Diket Plang, wey be chairman for Senate Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity, talk say na foreign armed groups wey dey work with local people dey cause the recent killings for Bokkos LGA inside Plateau State.
The Yelewata attack happen just weeks after similar wahala kill over 200 people for the same area. This one come after President Bola Tinubu visit Benue and set up committee to stop the killings.
One government official wey no wan make dem mention him name talk say the victims dey farm when the armed herders show. Dem kill three people, injure three, and some others manage escape.
The attack vex the people, especially women wey block Makurdi-Lafia road to protest say security people no fit stop the killings.
Dem dey fear say Yelewata fit face another attack again, even after government promise say dem go make the place safe so that over 3,000 people wey run comot fit come back. But with this new attack, many wey dey hide for Makurdi no go wan return.
Governor Hyacinth Alia Special Adviser on Security, Joseph Har, confirm say attack happen, but e talk say no be inside Yelewata exactly. Three people die, three injure, and dem don open the road wey people block.
Chairman of Guma LGA, Maurice Orwough, also confirm the attack and the protest. He beg people make dem work for peace.
Police PRO, DSP Udeme Edet, talk say she never get full gist of the matter.
Meanwhile, the attack make women for the community vex, dem block Makurdi-Lafia road, dey sing and dey shout make government stop armed herders from dey kill dem and take over their land.
For Kirawa community wey dey Borno State, gunmen wey people believe say na Boko Haram attack one military base, kill two soldiers, na wetin one source wey no wan show him name talk.
Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta, and Police PRO for Borno State, ASP Kenneth Daso, confirm say Boko Haram invade Kirawa, wey dey near Cameroon border, last Saturday night.
According to people wey run comot and other sources, the Boko Haram people divide into two groups, enter the town through Valle village and one filling station around 9:30 pm, begin shoot anyhow.
Some residents talk say the Commanding Officer no dey him post when the attack happen.
Another source talk say na one soldier die, but many Boko Haram people sef die as soldiers later overpower dem, destroy their base and carry their weapons and ammo.
Dem still kidnap one female student wey dem later identify as Aisha Aja, and many people run go Cameroon to find safety.
Police PRO ASP Daso confirm the attack but talk say dem never sure how many people die for the matter.
