One person has been confirmed dead and 10 others injured at Ikyoawen’s Moon Ward in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked the village.
As stated by an eyewitness, the suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed Ikyoawen at 1pm yesterday when most of the villagers had gone to Jato Aka Market.
The herdsmen were armed with sophisticated weapons. They set 20 houses ablaze, shot and killed a resident.
The Kwande Divisional Police Officer (DPO) confirmed the attack.
He said security men had been deployed in the area, adding that normalcy had returned to the village.