Herdsmen kill two priests, 11 others in Benue

Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday morning killed two catholic priests and 11 parishioners during attack on a church in Benue State.

The slain Catholic priests are – Rev. Fr. Joseph Gor and Fr. Felix Tyolaha VC.

The attack took place at St. Ignatius Quasi Catholic Parish, Ukpor, MbaLom, Gwer East local government area of Benue State.

Two Catholic priests, Very Fr. Amos Mbachie and the Dean of Ikpoyongo Deanery of the Makurdi Catholic Diocese, Rev. Richard Igyor, confIrmed the killings to our correspondent on Tuesday.

According to them, the herdsmen stormed the church during morning funeral mass and shot the victims dead.

Fr. Mbachie and Igyor, who were at the Benue State Police Command headquarters, said the attackers stormed the church at about 5:00 a.m. when the funeral mass was going on and killed the priests and 11 parishioners.