Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Barely a week after the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, upgraded Ayilamo police station in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State to a divisional police station, suspected armed herders have killed four people and destroyed properties in the area.

A member of Ayilamo community in the Tombu Council Ward, Matthew Nyiyongu, told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident happened on Monday, when attackers invaded farmlands and deserted settlements around Tse Mku, Ayilamo.

Another community leader, Joseph Anawah, said that two farmers - Kaananfam Nyamikume of Tse Jigam village and Mson from Guma LGA - were killed on their farms.

He added that a medicine vendor and one Saaondo Azaye of Tse Azaye were also murd...