Nine people, including one police officer, don die for fresh attack wey suspected armed herdsmen launch for Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

Meanwhile, wahala don dey between Igede-speaking people for Oju and Obi LGAs and their Tiv neighbours for Gwer East and Konshisha LGAs after suspected Tiv youths kill two men, Jonathan Ogah and Gabriel Ogodo from Oju LGA for Ulam community inside Gwer East.

Dem say di herdsmen enter communities like Okwutanobe, Okpokpolo, Olegagbani and Ikpele from Kogi State on Friday and continue di attack reach Monday. Two people die for Okwutanobe on Friday, one for Okpokpolo on Saturday, one for Olegagbani on Monday, and five including one police officer for Ikpele on Tuesday.

Di chairman of Agatu LGA, James Melvin, confirm say na nine people die for di attacks, and e talk say di herders dey claim say people rustle their cows, wey fit be wetin provoke di attack.

For another side, di killing of di two young men wey dey travel from Oju to Makurdi don cause serious tension. One of dem just marry recently. Dem kill dem for Oju-Awajir road, and di matter don make people abandon di Oju-Aliade road.

Governor Hyacinth Alia don condemn di killings and give security people 48 hours to catch di people wey do am. E talk say nobody get right to attack another community and e no go allow anybody spoil di peace wey Benue dey try maintain.

Senator Abba Moro wey represent Benue South don also condemn di killing of di Igede youths, call am wicked and barbaric. Di Ito Youths Association join voice talk say di act don shake di small peace wey still dey di area