Caleb Aba, Chairman of Guma Local Government Area (LGA) in Benue State, has confirmed the death of five persons following an attack on Mbagwen community on Monday by terrorists.
The chairman disclosed this to Daily Trust on Tuesday.
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About 10 people were reportedly missing during the cause of the attack and a search team have been deployed to comb the bushes to find them.
According to Aba, the victims involved were timber dealers who went on Monday evening to convey timber they had cut down from the forest in Mbagwen, a community close to Yelewata in Guma.
“The incident happened yesterday (Monday) evening when some commercial timber dealers went to to fetch their timber from the forest.
“They (sawyers) have loaded the timber and were on their way back when they were attacked. They were 15 in number.
“So far, five corpses have been recovered. Ten other people have not been seen.
“We don’t know whether they have been killed or taken away. They are being searched for as I speak to you,” the chairman said.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Catherine Anene, however, said she did not have such information, adding that she was attending a workshop outside the state.
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