No fewer than 12 people have been confirmed
dead after unknown gunmen attacked two
settlements in Udeni Ruwa District, Nasarawa
local government area of Nasarawa state, on
Sunday night. Premium Times reports that five of the victims also
drowned while trying to escape to the hinterland. John Ogah, who reportedly witnesses the incident,
told Premium Times via a telephone interview on
Monday, January 4, 2016, that the attackers were
herdsmen who invaded Okpaya, a riverine village. He added that the attackers torched a part of Udeni
Ruwa, and killed eight persons; five from Okpaya and
three others from Udeni Ruwa while a family of five
drowned in the River Benue. “My brother, it is unfortunate, Fulani people attacked
Okpaya, killed five of our people, burnt down the
entire village on their way and attacked some
persons in Udeni. “They killed three people and all of us from Okpaya
ran to neighbouring villages. The most annoying part
is that a family man, lost his wife and three children
while they were on their way to Loko through a
boat,” Ogah said. As at the time of filing this report, the police in the
state were yet to confirm the incident, but residents of
the area say the local police stationed in Udeni Ruwa
had visited the scene. According to Ogah, the attackers invaded Okpaya
village at about 11.oopm on Sunday, January 3, noting
also that the entire village was razed by the attackers.
Source; https://www.naij.com/685326-12-persons-killed-family-5-drown-nasarawa-unknown-gunmen-attack-communities.html