Suspected Fulani herdsmen have again underlined the high level of insecurity and that people now live under their mercy in some parts of the country when on Tuesday they audaciously attacked and killed people returning from the mass burial held in Makurdi for the two priests and 15 parishioners killed in April by herdsmen in an early morning attack on a catholic church at Mbalom, Gwer East, Benue State.
The victims reportedly met their untimely death along the Makurdi-Naka road.
The attackers ambushed and slaughtered them along Naka-Makurdi road, Daily Post reported.
The number of those killed is yet to be confirmed but among the victims were Ayange Tyoban, Ukeyima Azonngu and Ajuju Torgbende.
A source told the newspaper that the victims, who were on a motorcycle, were slaughtered while coming back from Makurdi, after the burial of the two Catholic priests and worshippers killed last month by the same herdsmen.
It is yet unclear if the attack was to discourage people from attending the mass burials organized by the Benue State government. Tuesday’s was the second held for victims of Fulani herdsmen by the state government.
However, it makes a mockery of Nigeria’s security agencies, exposing further their ability to keep Nigerians safe.
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