Benue

Two NSCDC officers were killed during an ambush on a joint security patrol team in Udei, Guma LGA of Benue State on Tuesday. The team was responding to reports of burning houses when it came under attack around 4:38...

The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to establish a military base in Yelwata, Benue State, after over 200 people were killed by suspected armed men. The call followed a motion by Rep. Dickson Tarkighir, who said the...

Gunmen hijacked a Benue Links state-owned bus (Reg. No. 14B‑143BN) around 6:30pm on Sunday along the Eke axis in Okpokwu LGA. The bus was returning from Abeokuta with 12 passengers and a driver when armed men attacked, robbing and...

President Tinubu will visit Benue on Wednesday over recent attacks that claimed over 200 lives. He was meant to visit Kaduna but rescheduled following public outcry. A delegation including the NSA, IGP, and SGF had earlier been sent to Benue. The...

Over 100 people, mostly displaced villagers, were feared killed on Saturday after gunmen attacked Yelewata in Benue’s Guma LGA. Witnesses said the assailants stormed the community around midnight, setting shelters on fire and killing families in their sleep. In a...

Governor Hyacinth Alia says Benue is “under siege,” as deadly attacks in the state have gone beyond farmer-herder clashes and now resemble acts of terrorism. Speaking on Channels TV, he said 33 people were recently killed, on top of 73...

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has temporarily relocated to Benue State following a series of deadly attacks that have claimed at least 270 lives since April. He arrived Tuesday with top officers and met with Governor...

The number of people killed in the recent attacks on Benue communities has risen to 72, following the discovery of 13 additional bodies. The attacks, which struck Ukum and Logo LGAs late last week, sparked widespread outrage. Governor Hyacinth Alia had...

Angry protesters set fire to the Gwer West LG secretariat and the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, in Naka, Benue State, following the killing of three community guards. The unrest began after youths retrieved the bodies of the...

At least 11 people were killed as gunmen attacked Dikpo, Imande Gberihwa, and Utange council ward in Katsina-Ala LGA, Benue State, between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Residents reported that the assailants raided Tse-Ajo and Mbagena-Kpav villages, killing multiple people, including five members of the same family. Several...