An unidentified helicopter allegedly bombed about 51 herdsmen and several cows in Ekye Development area of Nasarawa State on Thursday.
Ekye Development area, Doma local government area of Nasarawa State is a border town linking Nasarawa to Benue..
It was gathered that the victims were immediately given a mass burial in Doma local government area.
The Nasarawa Police spokesman DSP Ramhan Nansel who confirmed the development said the incident occured in Rukubi community of Doma LGA on the 24th of January.
He said ” “It is unfortunate that such a thing happened.The police and other security agencies are working round the clock to understand what led to the attack and track down those involved in the act.”
Meanwhile, the State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has described the incident as sad and assured that those behind the dastard act would be made to face the law.
The governor said he was in touch with his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom in an effort to bring normalcy to the area.
