The Benue State government on Tuesday conducted mass burial for the fifteen victims of armed men suspected to be herdsmen attack in Mbakor, Mbolom, Gwer East Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Hyacinth Alia, who was represented by his Deputy Sam Ode during the funeral, vowed it would be the last time such incident will happen under his watch.
Alia charged residents of the community to always remain vigilant with the view to protecting themselves.
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On his part, President General, Masev Development Association Professor Vitalis Tarhule, called on the government to give the community the desired protection as the main aim they voted them into various offices.
Tarhule lamented that the incident was the third time the suspected herdsmen attacked the community and killed more than 40 people.
According to him, “The first attack was in 2014, the second 2018 with the third in 2024. We are therefore, appealing to the government of the day to establish a security outfit in the community to stop this attack,” Tarhule stated.