Protesting Benue women mounted a roadblock on Makurdi/Lafia/Abuja federal highway yesterday, following the reported killing of five people by suspected herders.
According to a local who simply identified himself as Sunny, five people were killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in two communities in the Guma local government area of Benue State.
Sunny, who spoke on phone, said that three people were killed Thursday night at Ngban, and another two at Nyian.
Confirming the report, the security officer of Guma Local Government, Christopher Waku, said that five people were killed by suspected herders.
Waku said, “Our women have trooped out to the Makurdi/Abuja federal highway since 5 am today (Friday); you can hear from the background how they are singing emotional songs and no vehicle coming from either Abuja or Makurdi can move now.
Efforts to get the State’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene proved successful.
