Three women and two men were killed by suspected herders at different locations in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

Fidel Info reports that The first incident happened last Thursday at a location known as Udei in the LGA.

Four victims of the killings in Udei were said to have gone out fishing when they were attacked and killed by the suspects.

In the second incident that happened on Sunday at Njee in the LGA, one person was reportedly killed by the suspected herders.

One of the locals who identified himself as Anyamnhu told Punch that the last victim, Tyowooga Iorpuu, was killed on Sunday by assailants that raided Chongu village, Mbagwa -Mbawa, Daudu, in Guma LGA.

He said Iorpuu, 45, was survived by his wife, Mlumun, and five children.

Confirming the attacks, the Chief Security Officer, Guma LGA, Christopher Waku, who spoke on behalf of the Chairman of Guma LGA, Mike Aba, said three women and a man were killed in the first attack at in the Udei area of the community.

He said, “There were two incidents, one happened last Thursday at a fish pond. The deceased, three women and a man had gone to the fish pond for fishing between 3pm and 4pm but were attacked and killed by herders. The second attack happened in Chongu Village, Mbagwa -Mbawa, where one person was killed.”

Popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island,, has been gutted by fire.

Fidel Info reports that information reaching us is that the fire affected a plaza in the market where Ladies’ shoes are sold.

The President-elect of Nigeria Bola Tinubu, has called off the annual colloquium to mark his birthday and instead opted for special prayers and a thanksgiving service.

Fidel Info reports that the former governor of Lagos, who will turn 71 on the 29th of a March usually marks his birthday with a colloquium.

In a statement  by His media aide Tunde Rahman, he said prayers would be held in Lagos and other parts of the country.

Rahman said the special prayers would be offered at the central mosque in each of the five divisions in the state including, the central mosque, Alausa, Ikeja.

“Also to receive prayers among others are President Muhammadu Buhari and first lady Aisha Buhari, president-elect, Tinubu, and his wife, senator Oluremi Tinubu, Vice-President-elect, senator Kashim Shettima, and Hajia Nana Shettima, governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, other state governors as well as members of national and state houses of assembly,” he said.

“This year, the president-elect said the date, which falls within the holy month of Ramadan, should be dedicated to prayers and seeking God’s guidance for him and the country as he prepares to take the reins of leadership.”

In 2022, Tinubu cancelled his colloquium following an attack on a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja.

“For me to be here celebrating, dancing, and enjoying myself, does not speak of me as a senior citizen of this country,” he had said at the time.

“I asked that the cleric should rather engage in prayers. This event should not be held