On Sunday 18th September, there was an incident that occurred which caused villagers to desert their home, in Tse Ngban village of Nyiev Council Ward in Guma LGA of Benue State.
Speaking with Daily Trust, one of the eye witness, Abel, said that the attackers overran the village around 7pm on Sunday 18th September.
Before Sunday’s attack, Abel disclosed that the invaders had previously blocked the Daudu-Lafia highway near the NYSC farm at Uda Yagba and a passerby was attacked and injured.
In his Statment he said;
A woman was killed on the spot while the two others died shortly after the attack from the injuries inflicted on them by the armed assailants.
The spoke man to the Bunue police, Catherine Anene who confirmed the incident said the corpses of the three persons killed in the attack have been deposited at Benue State University Teaching Hospital.
He said;
Three persons were killed in an attack at Guma, corpses have been removed to BSUTH while an investigation is ongoing