JUST IN: Herdsmen Kill Two NSCDC Officers In Benue

Two Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Benue state have died in an open fire battle against suspected herdsmen.

Adakole Peter, a spokesman of the corps in Benue, revealed this to journalists, saying the incident happened in Awange after Kasseyol village in Guma local government area of the state.

He identified the deceased as Adams Godwin and Abah Patrick. He said the unfortunate incident happened around 5pm on Sunday.

“They were killed in Guma during an exchange of gunfire with herdsmen. We got some of the herdsmen too but unfortunately two of our colleagues were killed,” he said in a telephone on Monday.

Guma is one of the local government areas where many people were killed on New Year’s day.

The incident happened around the time when people deserted a village in Jama’a local government area of Kaduna state over an attack by suspected herdsmen.