At least 100 bodies were recovered from some villages, a witness from one of the affected villages said he counted 70 dead bodies, while another said over 150 people were killed in his locality.
Political uncertainty in West Africa is still growing with the latest veiled coup in Mali, and intensified bloodletting in Nigeria.
Worried diplomats are saying that the ”arrest” of the Mali political leaders by the military, is further fueling uncertainty to the West African country after a military coup in August overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
Military officers in Mali arrested the President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the country’s interim government after a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, multiple diplomatic and government sources told Reuters.
News of the Mali ‘coup’ broke as over 100 persons have been allegedly killed within three days in a sustained attack by gunmen suspected to be Herdsmen in four council wards of Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State.
Most of the corpses were recovered from the bush.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 24, 2021
At least, 100 people were killed in four council wards of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State at the weekend after gunmen unleashed terror on communities.
A spokesman for the Kastina-Ala council chairman, Tertsea Benga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Benga said over 100 dead bodies had been recovered from many villages in the four council wards.
He alleged that the gunmen stormed the communities on Saturday and burnt down houses.
Benga listed the initially affected villages to include Vingir, Tse Nyipila and Tse Guji all in Mbayongo ward, adding that the attackers proceeded to Kenvanger in Mbatyula council ward on Sunday afternoon.
No fewer than 100 people were killed in four council wards of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State at the weekend after gunmen unleashed terror on communities.
It was gathered that over 100 dead bodies have been recovered from many villages in the four council wards where the gunmen attacked simultaneously between Saturday and Sunday.
A spokesman of the Kastina-Ala council chairman, Tertsea Benga, alleged that the gunmen stormed several communities in the Mbayongo council ward in Katsina-Ala LGA about noon on Saturday and burnt down houses.
He listed the initially affected villages to include Vingir, Tse Nyipila and Tse Guji all in Mbayongo ward, adding that the attackers proceeded to Kenvanger in Mbatyula council ward on Sunday afternoon.