Two farmers were on Thursday killed in an attack by suspected herdsmen at Goh community in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.
The victims, identified as Monday Orlovuu and his friend, were working on their farm about four kilometres from Naka, the council headquarters, when they were ambushed and murdered.
Sources told DAILY POST that the incident occurred shortly after the Chairman of Gwer West Local Government Council had visited Goh to assess farmlands allegedly destroyed by grazing cattle.
The killing has triggered fresh tension in the community, with residents voicing fears over what they describe as repeated assaults on farming settlements in the area.
Security agencies and local authorities have yet to issue an official statement on the attack at the time of filing this report.
Suspected herdsmen kill two farmers in Benue
