Armed herdsmen have attacked Abagena community housing Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi Local government Area of Benue State, killing seven persons and injuring many.
The development triggered protest by angry youths on Tuesday morning who blocked the Makurdi-Lafia road with the dead bodies.
In a reaction, the State Governor, Samuel Ortom in a statement, described the attack on the IDPs camp as inhuman, barbaric and unacceptable.
Ortom called for urgent action against the activities of militia herdsmen across the country, saying President Muhammadu Buhari to live up to his responsibility of protecting Nigerians.
The Governor lamented that in the last two weeks, over seventy persons had been killed in Makurdi Local Government alone, while various communities across Benue were suffering from the same militia herdsmen.
“If the Federal Government had taken the issue of militia herders seriously, it wouldn’t have escalated to this level,” he said.
- Deputy Governor, Commissioner of Police Okay with Adamawa LG polls - June 14, 2026
- Former Army Spokesman General Rabe dies in bandit captivity - June 13, 2026
- Democracy day: 97 inmates breath air of freedom in Kaduna - June 13, 2026