St. Ignatius Quasi Parish Ukpor-Mbalom in Ayar-Mbalom community of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, was attaked by armed herdsmen this Tuesday morning. Killing two Catholic priests and seventeen other worshipers.
The attackers also burnt down over one hundred houses during the attack and sacked the entire community.
The attack came barely four days after the murder of ten persons by herdsmen in Guma Local Government Area and the destruction of several houses by men suspected to be military personnel in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of the state.
Most of the victims were attacked while coming from morning mass.
