56 lives lost in just one night of bandits’ attack – Benue govEzekiel Awojide, Abuja
Grieving Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, gas explained that 56 lives were lost in the state in just one night of attack by bandits.
He said their bodies have been recovered in Ugondo, Logo, and Tyuluv, Gbagir in Ukum Local Government Areas following the coordinated attacks on the communities by herdsmen.
The governor revealed this when he visited Logo and Ukum LGAs on Saturday for an on-the-spot assessment of the area after the attacks on Friday night.
He said there was a possibility of the figure increasing in Ukum because the search is still ongoing.
While speaking with journalists after the inspection, the governor said the corpses of those killed have been recovered in Logo and Ukum after the attacks.
He said, “In the early hours of today, we understood that more bodies were being picked up in Logo LGA, resulting in 27 corpses.
“So we lost 27 lives in Logo LGA.
“And then many more were picked up in some axis in Ukum and those for now are 29.
“Many more are surely expected because as we went there they were asking for some protection to get back to see how they can retrieve some bodies.
“So the numbers might even go up.
“So far, we are talking about 56 lives lost in just one night.
“This is quite devastating.
“The Federal Government’s support is very enormous.
“The security teams have been working seriously non-stop.
“But for this to still happen, something drastic, something strategic has to come into play.
“How can you explain that two months ago, we came to this town, and people were quite settled, and overnight, there were calculated, planned, targeted attacks?
“I’m calling on the Federal Government to support us, to come to our aid and promptly too.
“We simply need the support and help of the Federal Government immediately.”
The member representing Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo Federal Constituency, Prince Solomon Wombo, said though the military has been in the constituency for 12 years, there were still attacks and killings.
