Tobias Sylvester
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A baby was rescued after suspected Fulani herdsmen who attacked Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State recently, killed the mother and dropped her on her lifeless (mother’s) body.
According to reports, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Agatu LGA around 1 am when people were asleep and killed no fewer than 16 persons including the child’s mother.
the child’s father who survived the gruesome attack is still in the hospital – recovering from injuries sustained.
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It was gathered that the wife of the Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom, was the first person to reach out in a bid to help the nine days old child who has been labelled a ‘miracle baby’.
Among the 16 persons that were killed by the herdsmen, three were Jukum hunters, while another two of the hunters who sustained bullet wounds were rushed to the nearby hospital.
