The Government of Benue State has
cancelled the planned mass burial for victims of Fulani herdsmen attack in
Okpokwu area of the state.
The Government initially planned
to hold mass burial for the 24 victims of the Omusu Edimoga herdsmen attack on
Friday.
Governor Samuel Ortom made the
announcement for the burial during his visit to Omusu Edimoga in Okpokwu Local
Government Area of the state, where the attack took place on Monday, March 5,
2018.
The herdsmen were said to have
invaded the community between 2pm and 3pm on the said day, following an earlier
allegation that villagers had stolen some of their cattle.
Some children who were killed
during the incident were said to be returning from school.
Twenty four persons were said to
have been killed during the attack which left many people injured and several
persons missing.
In a press statement issued by
his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the governor said, “There wouldn’t be
mass burial of victims of Fulani herdsmen attacks in Okpokwu.”
No reason was given for the
cancellation of the mass burial.
The statement added that the
burial will now take place next week Thursday.
The statement statement said, “A
church service, followed by burial of the victims, will take place on Thursday,
next week at Okpokwu.”
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