The death toll from Fulani herdsmen attacked on communities in Gwer -West Local Government area has increased to 25 people.
Suspected Fulani militia launched a midnight attacked on settlements in Mbakyondu, Sengev and Mbakpa districts in Gwer -west local government on Thursday.
The Fulani herdsmen were armed with sophisticated weapons shot and killed many harmless farmers and set their houses ablaze.
The Police spokesman Moses Yamu, a DSP, issued a press statement and said eight (8) bodies of Tiv farmers had been found in the forest following the attacked.
But a member of the community Francis Ugbede, who spoke to the The Nation on phone, said more than bodies are missing and so over 25 persons have been killed during the midnightattacked.
He said more bodies were being recovered from the thick forest and many other are in the hospital with high degree of injuries.
Mr. Ugbede said there is likely hood the death toll may increase as result of missing persons . - The Nation
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