Thirteen persons have been killed in Azege settlement, Mbaya, Tombo Ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The attack was reportedly carried out on Sunday morning around 7 a.m
The attackers also burnt houses and destroyed farmlands and crops.
Azege is the hometown of Benjamin Uzenda, the immediate past Caretaker Chairman of Logo Local Government.
Uzenda said the invaders had been Azege in the past two months.
Hon.Uzenda said: “They were armed with sophisticated weapons and immediately opened fire on residents who were preparing to attend morning church service.
“It’s looks like a coordinated attacks as they opened fire on the harmless villages, butchered some bodies after shooting them, and gunned down women and children.
“The Invaders operated for hours and fled before security personnel arrived the scene of the incident.
It was learnt that at the Ayilamo PHC, some of wounded victims from gun shots were taken for treatment.
There was no immediate comment from the Benue police command.
