Commotion As Benue Community Gets Attacked By Armed Men, Multiple Deaths Reported (Photos)

In what will come across as a really heartbreaking development, many people have been reportedly killed in Borikyo, in the Ukum Local Government of Benue State after an attack on the community by unknown armed men.

SaharaReporters reports that the attackers invaded the community on Wednesday afternoon, killing residents indiscriminately. They also burnt the local government secretariat.

It was also gathered that the residence of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Paul Biam in Zaki Biam was also burnt down during the attack.

The tragic incident forced the residents of Borikyo community to troop out en masse and block Sankera-Ayati-Sai Road to protest against such barbaric killings and invasion of homes.

SaharaReporters could not confirm or ascertain the motive behind the attack as at time of filing this report.