who is being treated of gunshots sustained in the Jan. 2
attack on villages in Guma, Benue State, says he is yet
to establish contact with his four wives and 18
children.
“I am in physical pains from gunshot injuries,
but such pains don’t hurt me like the inability
to ascertain the fate of my four wives and 18
children,” Amile said on Wednesday in
Makurdi.
Five villages in Guma and Logo Local Governments
were attacked by unknown gunmen on Jan. 1 and 2.
According to the Benue State Emergency Management
Agency (SEMA), 73 people have so far been confirmed
killed by the invaders.
Amile, who is married to five wives, told NAN that only
his fifth wife was with him.
The livestock guard, who is being treated at the Benue
State Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), said that he was shot
on one of his legs.
“I am physically in pains, but I am more worried about
the psychological pains caused by the disconnection
with my family.
“As it is, I don’t know whether they are among the dead
or they have fled to some unknown destination for
safety,” he said.
Amile, who claimed that the attackers were dressed in
herdsmen attire, said that they arrived “around 5 p.m.
and started shooting anyone on sight”.
Speaking through an interpreter, Amile said that he
was with other Livestock Guards employed by the
Benue Government to enforce the anti-open grazing
law, when the gunmen descended on them.
“We were at our camp at a primary school at Iwer, in
Guma, when the gunmen sorrounded us and started
shooting.
“It was while I was running for safety that I was shot on
the leg. We had to flee because we were not armed.
Besides, we were taken by surprise.
“They killed many Livestock Guards and many of us
were wounded.
“Since the attack, I have not heard from my four wives
and 18 children. Only my fifth wife is here with me.
This is causing me sleepless nights; the situation is
unbearable,” he said. (NAN)
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