Suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday killed six soldiers on patrol in . The killings took place in Karimlamido Local Government Area, the home of Acting Governor Abubakar Sani Danladi. Karimlamido is between Amar and Kambari settlements, which share a boundary with Plateau State. Nine victims in the attacks were peace-keepers, it was learnt. The bodies of the slain soldiers have been taken to the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo, the state capital. There was tension yesterday in the area when the news of the attack flittered to town. Three other soldiers on patrol with the deceased were declared missing. “They (the soldiers) were taken unawares, overpowered and killed. Of the nine soldiers, we don't know the whereabouts of the other three. We pray they are alive,” said an eyewitness in the local government area. As stated by Karimlamido Local Government Chairman Bobbo Bello Bendu whi confirmed the incident, Fulani herdsmen had been on rampage in the area in the last few years. “I have been reporting to the appropriate authority the security situation in my council, especially on the menace of Fulani herdsmen,” he stated. The local government chief said he was waiting for the authority to take appropriate action on the incident. He said many residents were fleeing the area for fear of a reprisal by the army.