A commander of the Livestock Guard, Jarule Likita, has been shot dead in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
According to residents in the area, Likita was the commander manning the Mbatian ward of Ukum LGA.
He was said to have been killed by gunmen who shot him in the chest severally at Tine-Nune settlement in Ukum LGA of the state.
In a conversation with reporters on Monday, August 21, the State Commander of the Livestock Guards, Linus Zaki, disclosed that Likita’s death put the figures of his men killed in the area recently at four.
Zaki stated: “I was just informed that some armed men attacked and killed him (Likita). Today he is the only one that was killed. They have been killing them like that. Three of my men died about two months back. They just come, fire them and go away.
“They call them gunmen, unknown gunmen that is the report reaching me. One went to pick his wife and was gunned down, so also others. I do not know where these gunmen are coming from.”
The government established the Livestock Guards to ensure compliance with the State’s Anti-open Grazing Law.
