Some survivors of the latest attacks in Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State have recounted their ordeal. Last Friday night, over 100 people were killed in attacks by suspected herdsmen in Yelwata and Daudu communities, both in Guma LGA. The incident occurred less than 48 hours after the killing of 25 people in Mtswenem and Akondotyough …

The military and the police have launched a joint, cross-border manhunt for the gunmen who killed around 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, last Friday night. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun arrived in Makurdi and Yelewata on Monday to coordinate the operation that would target …

A frontline politician, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has commiserated with the government and people of Benue State on the killings in the state which seem to have defied logic and solutions. Media reports indicate that at least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen in a village in the state, according to Amnesty International Nigeria. Sources said the …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume has called on all sons and daughters of Benue State to forge a path toward lasting peace and security. Akume, who was the first governor of the state in the current Republic serving from 1999 to 2007, described the repeated killings in the state as ‘both disheartening and utterly condemnable’. …

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State, and will rather travel to Benue State on Wednesday, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. Last Friday, ferocious marauders wreaked havoc in the state, killing scores and displacing hundreds of people. On Monday, Inspector General of Police …

Former Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, has suspended all elaborate activities planned for his 64th birthday in a gesture of solidarity with victims of the ongoing violent attacks in the state. Ortom, who turned 64, announced the decision in a statement released by his media aide, Terver Akase, on Wednesday. The former governor said his choice to forgo …

Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia says the death toll from latest gunmen attacks on some communities in Logo and Ukum local government areas has risen to 55. The governor disclosed this yesterday when he made an assessment tour of some of the affected communities. As at the time he was addressing the people, Alia said the death toll had risen …