The police have spread their dragnet in pursuit of one Alex Jonathan who is alleged to be the Master-mind of the January 6,2018 reprisal attack in Guma, Benue state.
Alex Jonathan who hails from Edo State had lived peacefully in Guma, Venue State for years until January 3,2018 when the peaceful life in the town was shattered by the invasion of herdsmen.
A number of persons, including women and children were brutally murdered in broad daylight by the attackers who were armed with automatic rifles, Ak-47 riffles and other dangerous weapons.
Houses, shops, schools and churches were reportedly torched during the invasion which left the once tranquil agrarian community in utter ruins.
However, three days after the bloody attack, youths and men in Guma, smacking of anger mobilised for a reprisal attack.
The attack was reportedly deadly as scores of herdsmen and hundreds of cattle were decimated.
After the incident, the police made a couple of arrests. According to sources, one of those apprehended was one Odion from Edo State, who gave security operatives the lead which prompted the hunt for Alex Jonathan as the master mind of the January 2018, reprisal attack by the people of Guma against the herdsmen in Benue State.
Although, a recent visit to Edo State by detectives on the trail of the suspect was reportedly unsuccessful, Alex Jonathan according to police sources, remains a wanted person.