BENIN CITY – One person was feared killed, and several others injured following an attack on Ukhun community in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

This incident occurred despite the state government’s ongoing efforts to rid the region of criminal herders and kidnappers.

The attack, which reportedly took place on Saturday, was revealed in a one-minute, 30-second video circulating on social media.

In the video, a voice urgently narrates:

*”Situation report, situation report. This is Ukhun Community in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. We are under attack. Ukhun Kingdom is under attack.

“The Fulani herdsmen have blocked the road. They killed Mr. Dan, an Igbira man living in Ukhun, in the bush this morning, and we are still searching for others who are missing.

“We need government support; we need rescue. Please, anyone who can help, we are reporting live from Ukhun, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. This is a situation report.”*

According to local sources, the suspected herders ambushed farmers on their way to their farmlands, allegedly attempting to kidnap them. However, the farmers managed to escape, attributing their survival to divine intervention.

Residents of Ukhun lamented that such attacks and kidnappings have become alarmingly frequent in their community.

They recalled that just last month, in February 2025, Mallam Bello Obadan was ambushed, macheted, and kidnapped while heading to his farm. He sustained severe cuts to his nose and other parts of his body, eventually collapsing due to blood loss while being taken to the kidnappers’ camp. Believing him dead, his abductors abandoned him. However, he was miraculously rescued and spent three months in the hospital, incurring significant medical expenses.



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