Mourners at a resident in Okokolo, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State were reportedly attacked by gunmen.

WuzupNigeria gathered that the victims were mourning the death of Mrs George Ikwulono aka Ene Lucky when the gunmen stormed the area shooting indiscriminately into the air.

A resident of the area and one-time supervisory councillor in Agatu LG, John Ikwulono, said the incident happened on Tuesday night.

He added that no casualty was recorded.

Ikwulono said,

“Some yet to be identified gunmen on Tuesday night around 10pm attacked Okokolo when residents were at the burial of their loved one, late Mrs George Ikwulono and shot indiscriminately causing tension in the community.

The caretaker chairman of the local government, Usman Aliu, who confirmed the incident to newsmen described the action as ‘barbaric and inhuman.”

He said empty shells from used bullet were found at the scene of the attack when he visited the community.

He said,

“It is barbaric and inhuman for anyone to visit people who were mourning their loved ones to go and attack them and shoot indiscriminately.

“This attack is coming when government had made frantic efforts to restore peace to Agatu.”

He urged the security operatives to help in fishing out the attackers, the chairman also called on youths in the area to remain calm and not to take laws into their hands.