The report shows that an undisclosed number of persons were in critical condition from gunshot wounds in the attacks by suspected herdsmen.
“The victims are at NKST Hospital now in Anyiin”, Terkura Suswam, a Politician and Founder of Ashi Polytechnic in Anyiin said.
Tsukwa is about a mile from Anyiin, which has a Police Special Forces Unit and one of the biggest camps for the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Benue State.
Another Anyiin resident who confirmed the attack to was Alijah Auna, the Secretary of the IDP camp there.
“Yes, they have been attacking villages around Anyiin this night”, Auna said.
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“Many people at the camp here have started running away.”
“But I am still at the camp”, he added.
Witnesses said the attackers had fled before Soldiers arrived at some of the villages.
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