One k!lled, five missing as gunmen attack IDPs returning from farms in Benue

Gunmen have k!lled one Internally Displaced Person (IDP) who was returning from a farm at Tse-Iyo village in Sengev Council Ward, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. 

A former camp manager of Agagbe IDPs’ camp in Gwer West LGA, Ibaah Jacob, told the Daily Trust that the incident happened on Sunday evening, July 14, 2024, while the deceased and other IDPs were returning from their farms.

He said the victim, Ikyumbu Aondowase, 30, was shot by the attackers who accosted him alongside others on the way, k!lling him on the spot while the others escaped with bullet wounds.

“Yesterday, July 14, 2024, armed men successfully attacked and killed Mr Ikyumbu Aondowase, 30. Mr Achin Terzungwe, 45, was one of those wounded badly during the attack and was rushed to Naka Hospital for treatment,” he said.

“Others however escaped according to the eyewitness report we got. They had taken the path that leads to Tse-Iorbogo while coming back from farms unknown to them the gunmen had already laid an ambush on the bad spot of the road

“On reaching the spot, the attackers started shooting at them and Aondoawase was k!lled immediately. Others like Terzungwe who was badly wounded escaped. However, five people among them are still missing.”