Husband and wife allegedly die of heart attack after suspected herders destroyed all their belongings in Benue

Husband and wife in Benue state have reportedly died of a heart attack after suspected herders allegedly destroyed everything they had.

The man identified as Aloysius Mbaakaa died a week after his wife died of the same heart attack.

A Facebook user, Jacob Uwouku, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, said the incident happened at Tse Kyereve in Mbaavav Uyo Uyam Sherev, in Ukum Local Government Area of the state.

According to him, the wife died a week ago after the herders’ invasion and the husband passed away today.

Jacob said, “Hon. Mr. Aloysius Mbaakaa of Kyereve in Mbaavav Uyo Uyam Sherev had a sick wife who later died of heart problem just a week ago because of the Fulani invasion himself followed today after after he was diagnosed of the same heart related (Hypertension) sickness of losing a wife and all his personal belongings.”

One Konsho Felix Mfeseer also shared a photo of the late Aloysius body.