BREAKING: Suspected Fulani herdsmen storm Benue church, kill Catholic priests, 13 worshippers

Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha killed by gunmen in benue state.

Suspected herdsmen have killed 15 people in an early morning attack on a Catholic Church in Benue State, Premium Times reports.

The attack occurred in Ayar-Mbalom, a community in Gwer East Local Government Area.


Terver Akase, a spokesperson to Governor Samuel Ortom said the attackers also burnt 50 houses and sacked the entire community.

The name of the church is St. Ignatius’ Catholic Church. The murdered Catholic priests are Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, both reverend fathers.

The attack comes barely four days after the murder of 10 persons by herdsmen in Guma Local Government Area, which has been one of the major scenes of carnage by suspects herdsmen since January 1.

More details later.