Nigeria: Benue Residents Protest New Cases of Killings, Kidnapping

Nigeria: Benue Residents Protest New Cases of Killings, Kidnapping

Angry residents of Otukpo in Benue State on Tuesday took to the streets to protest the increasing cases of killings and kidnappings in the area.

Benue lawmaker calls on president Tinubu to address escalating violence in Otukpo

Blessing Onuh, the lawmaker representing Otukpo-Ohimini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has raised an urgent call for intervention from President Bola Tinubu regarding the growing insecurity in Otukpo, Benue State. Onuh described the ongoing attacks and killings as a national emergency that requires immediate and serious attention from the federal government. The lawmaker expressed her deep concern over the alarming frequen…

Benue: Outrage in Ichama as herdsman murders father hours after child dies at birth

Ojoga community in Ichama, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, has been thrown into mourning and fear following the gruesome murder of 22-year-old Joseph Gabriel Obitiye by a suspected Fulani herdsman, identified as Suleiman, the son of Nana. The tragic incident occurred on Friday, March 28, 2025, around 11:00 pm, just hours after Obitiye […] The post Benue: Outrage in Ichama as herdsman murders father hours after child dies at birth a…

Stop watching while our people are being slaughtered - Idomas in diaspora slam Gov Alia, Benue South leaders

The Idomas in the Diaspora, under the aegis of Idoma Assocaition USA, have strongly condemned the continued silence of political leaders and security agencies over the relentless bloodshed in Otukpo and other parts of Benue South. Media Talk Africa reports that within just four days, several people have been brutally murdered, and many others abducted [...] Source

Northern Elders Hail Tinubu Over Improved Security

The Northern Elders Political Development Group has commended the Minister of State Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, for their collaborative efforts with other security apparatuses in improving security in the North West region. To this group, most towns and villages in the region observed their Eid-el-Fitr peacefully without recorded cases of bandit attacks as used to be the case, apar…

Benue lawmaker calls on president Tinubu to address escalating...

Blessing Onuh, the lawmaker representing Otukpo-Ohimini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has raised an urgent call for intervention fr...