Gunmen on Wednesday killed five persons in Ayilamo, a village in Logo Local Government of Benue State.
According to Mr Sewuese Anene, spokesman of the Police Command in the north-central state, the attack occurred on Tuesday night.
“A few others sustained injuries,” Anene added.
She said that another attack occured in Mbachohon community in Gwer-West Local Government, but added that details in respect of that incident were not available.
Unconfirmed reports indicated that six people were killed in the Mbachohon attack.
“The attacks are unfortunate; more security men are being deployed to the areas to restore peace,” Anene said.
Benue: Alia condemns wanton killings in Logo, Gwer-West LGAs
Meanwhile, Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has condemned the attacks on Ayilamo and Mbachohon Communities in Logo and Gwer-West Local Government Areas of the state.
The governor’s condemnation was contained in a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Wednesday.
The statement frowned at the nefarious activities of the attackers, suspected to be herders, who it claimed, maim and kill innocent citizens in cold blood and for unfounded reasons.
It descibed Benue as an agrarian society, with an economy that is largely based on producing and maintaining crops and farmlands.
“We cannot watch our people killed daily on their farmlands and their villages for a cause very unknown to us,” the statement added.
According to Kula, the governor said he would not rest until such barbaric acts are curtailed.
He also stated that the governor sympathised with the families that lost their loved ones in the attacks and called on security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators.
It further called on traditional rulers and youths in the state to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to the security agencies.
Recall the state Police Command had confirmed that five persons were killed in the attack at Logo, while the casualty figure in Gwer West had yet to be ascertained.