{"id":160331,"date":"2025-04-25T08:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/suspected-herdsmen-kill-seven-in-benue-midnight-attack"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:17:12","slug":"suspected-herdsmen-kill-seven-in-benue-midnight-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/suspected-herdsmen-kill-seven-in-benue-midnight-attack","title":{"rendered":"Suspected herdsmen kill seven in Benue midnight attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Seven people, including women and children, were confirmed killed and several others missing in fresh attack by armed herders on Agbo Vengav community of Udam in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State State.<\/p>\n<p>The fresh killings occurred around 1:00 am Friday morning when the gunmen suspected to be herdsmen launched an attack on the community.<\/p>\n<p>A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a little girl child was killed while her mother was taken away by the Fulani herdsmen and till now her whereabouts remained unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The sources further said the assailants came in the middle of the night when people had retired to bed and started attacking the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attack on the community started around 1:00 am on Friday; the number of bodies recovered was seven and a search for missing people was still ongoing,\u201d a source hinted.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to reach the Spokesperson of the Benue State Command to confirm the incident was not successful as her mobile telephone could not be reached.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Seven people, including women and children, were confirmed killed and several others missing in fresh attack by armed herders on Agbo Vengav community of Udam in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State State. 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