Tag: Benue killings
Benue killings: JNI tackles security agencies over failure to preempt attacks
JNI said it has become a recurring pattern for security operatives to arrive only after the damage has been done.
Enough is enough: Tinubu directs security chiefs to bring lasting peace to Benue
"This is the time for Governor Alia to act as a statesman and immediately lead the process of dialogue and…
Over 200 including 5 soldiers killed in latest militia attacks on 2 Benue communities
On the night of Friday, 13 June, 2025, armed militia men attacked Yelewata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government…
Benue killings: Ortom cancels 64th birthday celebration
The former governor expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the goodwill messages and prayers he has so far received from the…
“It was evil that visited Benue,” Ribadu declares on killings
The NSA assured the people of Benue of the Federal Government’s determination to end insecurity. He stated that President Bola…
Killings: Mark calls for ban on open grazing, border security forces
Mark, who decried the carnage going on in the two states, said that a debilitating disease deserves a more serious…
‘How gunmen killed over 70 people in Benue communities in one week’
The villages under attack by the armed herdsmen are in Apa, Agatu and Otupko communities and are mostly inhabited by…
DHQ vows to find killers in Benue community
Tiortyu village, situated along the Makurdi-Gboko highway, was attacked by gunmen, who killed 15 residents, an action that was condemned…
Blood in their hands: Herdsmen kill 1,773 in Benue
The group began the tallying on 2018 New Year’s day when herdsmen launched coordinated attacks on Guma and Logo Local…
Senator urges security agencies to intervene in Benue killings
Senator Abba Moro representing Benue South District, has called on security agencies in the country to intervene in the killings…
Benue killings: 7 killed, 6 injured in Kwande LGA – Chairman
The Chairman, Kwande Local Government Council of Benue, Mr Terdoo Kenti, has confirmed the killing of seven persons and injury…
Benue Killings: Abeokuta Catholic Diocese asks Buhari to protect Nigerians or resign
Catholic members in Abeokuta joined their counterparts across the country to hold a mass service and protest for the killing…
Benue killings: Not product of any planned agenda – Osibajo
Vice President Yemi Osibajo has denied claims that the killings in Benue were the outcome of a planned agenda to…
Nigerians in Europe to Government: Reconciliation key to peace in Benue
A cross section of Nigerians in Europe on Monday tasked the federal government on promoting peace, reconciliation and unity in…
Benue Killings: Buhari opens up on killer herdsmen
In a strongly worded statement on Thursday night, President Muhammadu Buhari urged Nigerians in Benue, who have been bearing the…