Tension has gripped Yelwata community in Benue State after gunmen reportedly people in the early hours of yesterday.
Eyewitnesses said the renewed attack triggered a protest by local women, who took to the streets demanding that soldiers stationed in the area be withdrawn to their barracks.
The aggrieved residents also called for immediate transportation to Makurdi, insisting they no longer feel safe in the community.
“They should take us to Makurdi because the government cannot protect us,” one protester said.
The attack is coming barely two months after gunmen, believed to be herders, on June 13, stormed the community and killed between 200 to 300 people, including indigenous women, children, and internally displaced persons, with many roasted alive during a night of brutal attack.
Unconfirmed reports said the attackers also killed some residents before freeing into the bushes, while of the survived victims sustained life-threatening injuries.
The police and army were yet to make official statement on the attack as at the time of filing this report.