{"id":4398,"date":"2019-02-12T16:13:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T16:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2019-02-12T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T16:13:27","slug":"breaking-herdsmen-strike-in-benue-kill-two-in-guma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/breaking-herdsmen-strike-in-benue-kill-two-in-guma","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Herdsmen strike in Benue, kill two in Guma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suspected herdsmen last night killed at least two persons, injured several others and razed many houses in a fresh attack on Tse-Kyoon, Nyiev Clan, Guma LGA, Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST gathered that the attackers, armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the village, Monday evening and started shooting sporadically into the air.<\/p>\n<p>Guma is the county home of the state governor, Samuel Ortom.<\/p>\n<p>The development forced many residents to desert their homes.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of the community told our reporter that the suspected herdsmen, after killing the two victims, set ablaze some houses in the community before returning to their base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suspected herdsmen last night killed at least two persons, injured several others and razed many houses in a fresh attack on Tse-Kyoon, Nyiev Clan, Guma LGA, Benue State. DAILY POST gathered that the attackers, armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the village, Monday evening and started shooting sporadically into the air. 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