A safety guard was reportedly killed late Friday evening by suspected herdsmen on the Otobi Dam within the Otukpo Native Authorities Space of Benue State.
Naija Information studies that the most recent growth follows a troubling sample of violent occurrences within the Otukpo area over the previous few weeks.
On the time of this report, the id of the deceased guard has not been disclosed, and no arrests have been made associated to the occasion.
The lawmaker representing the Otukpo/Akpa State Constituency within the Benue State Home of Meeting, Angbo Kennedy, confirmed the assault and emphasised the pressing want for intervention to forestall additional violence.
He mentioned, “That is changing into an excessive amount of; a guard was killed this night on the Otobi dam by herdsmen. Please, let’s be careful for one another. We should resort to self-help.”
Residents urge the Benue State Authorities and safety forces to reinforce monitoring efforts and improve personnel presence in rural hotspots, particularly close to crucial infrastructure such because the Otobi Dam.
The incident at Otobi is paying homage to earlier violent occasions within the Okpomaju, Okete, and Asa communities throughout the Otukpo Native Authorities Space this yr, which resulted in a number of fatalities and the displacement of quite a few people.
Simply yesterday, armed assailants seized a bus full of passengers from Benue Hyperlinks, ensuing within the deaths of two people and the kidnapping of 13 others.
