Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Suspected armed herders on Tuesday evening killed five farmers in Udeku Maav-Ya community, Mbakyol Council Ward, in the Turan district of the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State.

The PUNCH first reported that the attack occurred at about 4 p.m. while residents were harvesting yams and bambara nuts on their farms.

According to local sources, the assailants struck while farming activities were ongoing, throwing the community into panic.

A resident, who identified himself simply as Terna, said the attack "disrupted all activities in the area," adding that many villagers fled as gunshots rang out.

The chairman of Kwande Local Government Area, Tersua Yarkwan, confirmed the killings, saying the attackers did not i...