Herdsman militia on Monday ambushed and killed two men of the Benue state Livestock Guards in Tombo council ward, Gaambe Tiev, Logo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The herdsmen had ambushed the men of the livestock guards in retaliation to the arrest of some herdsmen who were openly grazing in the area.
The militia herdsmen had attacked the guards as they were escorting the herd that were impounded alongside the herdsmen to Ugba, the headquarters of Logo LGA.
“Yesterday (Monday), information was received that herders had brought in cattle and were openly grazing in Logo. Some of the Guards moved to the said location and met some young herders with cows destroying people’s farms.
“The Guards impounded the cows and were taking the animals and the herders with them according to the law when they were attacked by armed herdsmen militia and two of the Guards, Aondohemba and Gbaior were killed by the armed herders. This happened before Agro Rangers of Civil Defence Corps who were alerted could get to the scene of the incident.
“As a law abiding organisation, we have handed the arrested young herders whose (names are Shaibu Hussaini and Kadiri Zakari) to police for prosecution.