"Five Killed in Benue in Fresh Herdsmen Attacks January 18, 201853597 9 Another 12 slain, 65 injured by suicide bombers in Maiduguri Fear of violence grips Plateau villages over stolen cows George Okoh in Makurdi, Seriki Adinoyi in Jos and James Sowole in Akure More gruesome murders were recorded Wednesday when suspected herdsmen again unleashed terror on residents of Guma, Logo and Okpokwu Local Government Areas in Benue State, killing five persons in the process. This is just as four female suicide bombers in Maiduguri, Borno State, detonated their bombs Wednesday, leading to the deaths of 12 persons and 65 others sustained injuries. In the Benue incident, eyewitnesses said that there was an attack on Okpokwu Local Government Area following a disagreement between headsmen and farmers which led to the death of one person. The state governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, also confirmed the fresh killings in Guma and Logo where two persons, he said, were killed in each of the councils. Orto...