Thousands of Benue
residents on Thursday came out to mourn as victims of Fulani herdsmen
attacks of Jan. 1 and 2 in the state were laid to rest in a mass burial.
Gov. Samuel Ortom had declared three
days of mourning for the victims of the attacks on communities in Logo
and Guma Local Government Areas of the state.
Government offices, markets, commercial banks and schools were closed in the state capital in observance of the work-free day.
One of the victims included Suursha Kwaghve Baki, an 8-year-old son of Kwaghve Baki.
Photo credit: @CollinsUma (Twitter
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