NO fewer than 15 persons were feared killed in an outbreak of fighting between herdsmen and farmers at Ipiga village in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State.
It was gathered from a source in the area that the crisis erupted Sunday afternoon, when some armed herdsmen stormed neighboring Ajegbe village, where they grazed their cattle and destroyed farmlands.
The source said they moved into Ipiga village yesterday morning, shooting sporadically, though they met a stiff resistance from the locals.
Another source affirmed that a bloody fight erupted; two of the herdsmen were reportedly killed, while about 13 of the villagers were also killed, while many are still missing.
However, the body of one of the dead herdsmen has been recovered and is reportedly with the police, the search for the other is still ongoing.
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