HERDSMEN attacked and killed two of the Mobile policemen drafted to keep surveillance on the troubled Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.

The incident occurred on Monday, January 8, when the herders attacked the camp of Mobile policemen, Mopol 13, stationed at Awashuwa village and injured another.

The herdsmen had earlier been repelled when they attacked during the day, but later regrouped and swooped on the camp in the evening, using the cover of the night.

One of the victims of the attack, survived the assault, told newsmen that the herdsmen invaded the camp in a guerilla fashion and overpowered them. In the encounter, one inspector and a sergeant were injured before they slit their throats in a nearby bush in the area. They also burnt some houses within the area after the attack.

One of the injured policemen was said to be recuperating in the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, while the remains of the deceased policemen were taken  to the mortuary in Makurdi.

The Police public relations officer who confirmed the incident disclosed that a reinforcement led by Abubakar Garba, a chief superintendent of Police, had been sent to the area from the 13 PMF.

“Our men came under attack at Awashuwa in Logo Local Government area of the state. They were ambushed by the herdsmen who had tried to attack them earlier in the day but they were repelled. Two of our men were killed and their riffles taken away,” he said.

– Jan. 9, 2018 @ 13:57 GMT /