81 Feared Dead In Fresh Attacks In Benue.

Information Nigeria.
By Femi Adesanya
Fresh attacks by Fulani herdsmen on Benue
communities have left some residents dead.
Although the traditional ruler of Logo, Chief
Jimmy Meeme confirmed that at least 81
people were killed, the Benue state command
of the Nigeria Police Force puts the death toll
at 22.
It is the latest in a series of deadly attacks in
communities in Benue as herdsmen and
farmers clash over grazing land.
The Federal government has been roundly
criticized for its nonchalant approach to a
situation which has left at least 300 people
dead this year.
Some residents of the Benue communities
also accused security personnel of negligence.
The Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom has
repeatedly called on the Federal government
to intervene in the issue but his calls have
gone unheeded.