Following a fatal attack by suspected gunmen in the early hours of Friday, Tor-Donga, a hamlet in Benue State’s Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, is in a state of panic.
According to witnesses, the heavily armed assailants broke into the area, fired intermittently, and drove locals from their houses in pursuit of safety.
Numerous individuals were allegedly hurt in the attack, and many more are still unaccounted for as families disperse across the confusion.
According to local accounts, a widespread panic was caused when the gunmen, on motorbikes, invaded the village and started shooting randomly.
“People were running in all directions. We abandoned our homes and properties; everyone just wanted to stay alive,” a resident who escaped the attack recounted.
As of the time of filing this report, security operatives had yet to fully take control of the area.
