The Benue chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has raised an alarm over the killing of 70 cows and three rams across the state.
The group also claimed that one of its members went missing in Ohimini local government area.
Alhaji Ando Risku Mohammed, chairman of MACBAN in Benue, alleged that personnel of the State Civil Protection Guard and local vigilante groups were behind the incidents.
He accused the operatives of killing 30 cows and three rams during a raid on a Fulani settlement in Ohimini, where one member also went missing.
Mohammed added that 22 cows were killed in Katsina Ala and another 24 in Guma local government areas.
His words: “Our members have been having problems with the Civil Protection Guards and vigilante groups in Ohimini LGA since last Thursday.
“They invaded our settlement, attacked our people, one of our members is still missing, and three sheep and 30 cows were killed.”
