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The killing of at least 22 people in coordinated attacks in Ugboju District, Otukpo Local Government Area, has sparked a political dispute in Benue state, with the PDP and other figures exchanging accusations.
Suspected armed herdsmen reportedly killed three persons, injured several others, and abducted commuters in separate attacks on communities and a police checkpoint in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State.
The Benue State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the killing of several persons in Otukpo-Nobi, Otukpo Local Government Area, describing the attack as tragic and cautioning against blaming Fulani herders.
Suspected herders killed scores of people in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria, prompting Governor Hyacinth Alia to order security agencies to hunt down the perpetrators.