BENUE KILLINGS: KILLERS ENTERED THROUGH RIVER, ATTACKED POLICE, MILITARY CHECKPOINTS FIRST - GOV ALIA.

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has revealed that armed herders who attacked Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area came through a river in the area. 

The governor, who claimed that the attackers first targeted military and police checkpoints before carrying out the assault, which lasted for two hours and led to over 200 deaths.

According to him, the herders were reportedly pushed back from Apa and heading towards Nasarawa State when they launched the attack on Yelewata, a town sharing a border with Nasarawa State, which highlights the need for increased security measures to prevent such attacks in the future.

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