NSCDC Operatives Killed as Fulani Herdsmen Attack Village in Benue State
Category: Criminal Activity
Severity: 3 (Moderate)
Source: Drum Cussac
02/20/2018 (Nigeria) - According to local media reports on Tuesday, 20 February, a group of suspected Fulani herdsmen have attacked residents in a village in the Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Two officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are thought to have been killed in the attack following an exchange of gunfire between the two parties. The incident follows the discovery of the remains of a local police chief who is thought to have been kidnapped and killed by herdsmen last week.
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