Herdsmen have killed five more people in a fresh attack in Benue State.
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, confirmed the fresh killings in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas.
Ortom, who disclosed this on Wednesday while receiving the leaders of South and Middle Belt Forum at the Government House, Makurdi, said two persons were allegedly killed in each of the local governments.
The leaders of South and Middle Belt Forum had paid him condolence visit at the Government House, Makurdi to commiserate with him over the killings and mass burial of 73 persons.
Ortom revealed that two women had been reportedly killed in Guma and two persons in Logo.
He stated that espite the presence of the Inspector General Police, Ibrahim Idris, and 663 armed mobile policemen deployed to the state, killings are still been perpetrated without the attackers arrested.
The governor called on security agents to arrest the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, whom he said are still issuing threats of resisting the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law in the state.
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