Tag: #BenueUnderAttack
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Benue State boils as suspected herdsmen take over Ukum communities
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen are currently invading some communities in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. According to sources, the herdsmen armed with AK-47 rifles stormed the community around 04:15pm on Thursday. “Our lives are in danger this evening, armed Fulani herdsmen, about 600 in numbers have taken over our communities…
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Benue on fire as angry protesters dump dead bodies on major road after bandit attack
There is panic in Ukum Local Government Area in Benue State following the killing of 11 persons by heavily armed bandits on Wednesday morning. The attack has led to a massive protest in the area which has been plagued by insecurity despite several joint security operations aimed at eradicating the menace. According to residents, dozens…
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Communal clash: Two k!lled, houses set ablaze as Benue boils
No fewer than two people were killed in a fresh communal crisis which broke out at North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi metropolis in Benúe State. Many houses were burnt and residents sustained injuries when fight broke out between Tiv and Jukun natives on Sunday and continued on Monday. Commander of a local vigilante known…
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SAD! Benue boils again as alleged herdsmen wipe out family of six, others
Again, suspected fulani bandits attacked Abagana community opposite the IDP camp in Makurdi, the Benue State capital wiping out an entire family of six and several indigenes. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement issued and signed by Nathaniel Ikyur Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom on Friday. Abagana is a sprawling…
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#BenueUnderAttack: Nigerians blast FG, security operatives over continuous attacks, killings in Benue
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on Friday came other serious bashing over the recent attacks on Benue communities leaving scores of people dead. According to reports, the violent attacks were masterminded by suspected herdsmen. Trending the hashtag #BenueUnderAttack on Friday, Nigerian Twitter users called the attention of authorities to gory images as evidence of…