SAN FRANCISCO, March 05, (THEWILL) –Â About 17 persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack by suspected herdsmen on Olosu, a village in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State.
The herdsmen are said to have attacked the community on Monday after accusing youths in the village of attacking them.
According to the Chairman of the LGA, Mr Ogwuche Olofu, the attack took place about 30 minutes after he left the village next to where the camp of the herdsmen that were reportedly attacked.
He added that apart from those that were killed, many people were still missing.
The police have, however, yet to confirm the number of people killed in the attack.
The attack occurred on the same day the Presidency announced that President Muhhamadu Buhari would visit Taraba, Benue, Yobe, Zamfara and Rivers states which have been affected by the herdsmen-farmers conflict.
The President later visited Benue before he departed for Ghana.
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