Gunmen suspected to be criminal herdsmen have reportedly killed seven persons including farmers in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State.
It was gathered that the killings happened at Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba camp which are majorly farming communities in the local government area.
An indigene of the area, Mrs. Janet Ighodaro said Thursday that the incident happened on Wednesday, adding that the suspected herdsmen took over the popularly known Yoruba camp located in “Ovia North-east as a base to launch attacks into various communities in our state.”
Ighodaro said she was lucky to have escaped stray bullets during the attacks and that she ran for safety to take refuge with her family in Benin city.
