Nigerian police have arrested 26 individuals suspected of carrying out a deadly assault in Yelewata, a village in Benue State, where 47 people were killed in a coordinated attack last week, according to the country’s Inspector General of Police. The police chief, Kayode Egbetokun, made the announcement during a press briefing held in Abuja on…
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) has reported 15 live births and 122 pregnant women at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp recently established in Yelwata, Guma LGA, following renewed violence in the region. BSEMA’s Head of Administration, Mr Donald Komgbenda, said on Monday that 4,685 people had been registered at the camp, with…
Armed men have abducted passengers from a commercial bus operated by Benue Links Nigeria Ltd, in a brazen attack that has left 11 people and the driver missing. The incident took place on Sunday evening in Nigeria’s central Benue State. According to a statement by the Benue State Police Command, the vehicle was travelling from…
A leading Nigerian civil society group has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to request an official investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the deteriorating security crisis in Benue State. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), in a strongly worded letter made public on Saturday, urged the President to take decisive international…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has condemned the continuing violence in Benue State and criticised the failure to arrest those responsible for recent deadly attacks on farming communities. He has instructed security agencies to intensify efforts to apprehend the culprits, describing the killings as acts of terrorism. “No life should be lost over cattle,” Tinubu stated…
Pastor Paul Enenche, head of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, has made a passionate appeal to Nigerian authorities to act decisively in addressing the country’s worsening security crisis, following the recent massacre in Yelewata Town, Benue State. During his visit to the devastated community, Pastor Enenche described the attack on sleeping villagers—carried out in the early…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has made a high-level visit to Benue State, arriving on Wednesday for a day-long engagement amid heightened tensions and insecurity in the region. The President’s aircraft landed at Makurdi Airport at 1:40 p.m., where he was received by Governor Hyacinth Alia, Senator George Akume, and an array of North Central political…
Nigerian authorities have undertaken a major security operation in Nasarawa State’s border communities following a brutal attack that left more than 200 people dead in Telewata, located in Benue State. The massacre, which occurred in Guma Local Government Area over the weekend, has sent shockwaves across the region. Dozens of families have fled to neighbouring…
In response to the tragic killing of over 250 people in Yelwata, the Benue State House of Assembly has called on Governor Hyacinth Alia to declare Friday, 20 June 2025, a public holiday to mourn the victims. The resolution was passed during an urgent plenary session where legislators expressed solidarity with grieving families and condemned…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will travel to Benue State on Tuesday, 18 June, as part of his administration’s intensified push to resolve long-standing communal violence that continues to cost lives and displace families. The trip, announced by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Monday, aims to provide the President with direct insight into the scale of…
