Tag: BENUE
BREAKING: Tiv Traditional Council Orders Herdsmen To Leave Benue By End Of May
The Tiv Area Traditional Council has ordered all herders to vacate Tiv lands by the end of May 2025. The monarchs cited continued attacks on farmers and growing concerns over food insecurity in Benue State and across the country. The resolution followed an emergency meeting held at the palace of the Tor Tiv in Gboko,…
BREAKING: Protest Hits Benue Over Killing Of Final-Year Student By Police
A protest has erupted in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following the reported killing of Emmanuella Ahenjir, a 23-year-old final-year student of the Federal University, Wukari, by police personnel. Emmanuella was allegedly shot dead last Friday morning by unidentified police officers at the Wurukum roundabout while riding in a vehicle coming from the Gyado Villa…
Residents Flee As Suspected Herdsmen Launch Fresh Attack On Benue Community
Several persons have been feared killed and many houses set ablaze in Benue State following a fresh wave of violent attacks allegedly carried out by suspected armed herdsmen in the early hours of Saturday. Reports have it that several communities in Tombo Mbaya, located in Buruku Local Government Area, as well as neighboring Mbachoughu and…
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