The Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (JTF-OPWS), has promised to restore peace in all troubled communities in Benue.

President Bola Tinubu is travelling to Benue State today as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflicts affecting communities in the state, which resulted in the killing of over 200 persons by armed herdsmen last weekend.

“Police will carry out its best efforts to rein in the situation and bring the perpetrators of these heinous and barbaric acts to justice”

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has strongly condemned the recent killings in Benue State, calling for a comprehensive, youth-led security initiative to combat the rising tide of violence in communities across the country.

“I don’t know where to start expressing my sadness, grief, my anger, my frustration, because these things keep happening over and over again”

Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has warned that if the unending killings in Benue State are not nipped in the bud by the federal government, the people will not have any other option than to defend themselves.

“We tagged them ‘armed herdsmen’. What we experience, generally, is that the herds are not being brought in, but they are carrying AK-47s and AK-49s”

By Chinedu Adonu The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has condemned the recent mass killings in Benue State, describing them as tragic and unacceptable. The association expressed deep sorrow over the brutal murder of more than 200 persons, including a young pharmacist, Matthew Lormba. In a statement issued by its President, Dr. Osundara Tope, […]

Governor Alia said preliminary findings from a judicial panel of inquiry suggest that political actors are at the heart of the ongoing violence.

Armed herdsmen are on the loose in Benue communities and the sad reality is that the people are counting heavy loses