Suspected armed herders on Tuesday evening killed five farmers in Udeku Maav-Ya community in Mbakyol Council Ward, Turan district of Kwande Local Government Area, Benue State.
Local sources said that the incident happened at about 4 pm when residents were harvesting yams and bambara nuts.
The attack, according to one of the locals who simply identified himself as Terna, disrupted activities in the community.
When contacted, the chairman of Kwande Local Government Area, Tersua Yarkwan, confirmed the killings of the five persons.
He said the attackers did not immediately withdraw after the assault, which he said caused tension in the area.
Yarkwan, who described the area as a vulnerable border local government that shares an international boundary with Cameroon, lamented that the terrain complicates security operations.
The chairman said that the continued attacks during harvest season threaten food security.
