Gunmen have reportedly killed a 15-year-old herder and rustled hundreds of cattle during an attack on a grazing herd at Olahimu Village in the Ogoli Oboju area of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 7:00 a.m. on Monday, July 21, when armed assailants stormed the herd belonging to the family of the late Ardo Risku Muhammad, who was himself killed in the area a few weeks ago.
During the attack, the deceased’s younger brother, Muhammad Isiyaku, 15, was shot dead on the spot.
The attackers reportedly made away with about 500 cattle, although many of the animals were later recovered during search efforts around the Okudu axis. Some cattle were also killed during the attack, while others remain unaccounted for.
Four persons were initially declared missing following the incident. However, three of them—identified as Muhammed Ismaiel, 17, Muhammed Hamza, 13, and Abu Ali, a family labourer—later escaped from the attackers and reunited with their family.
