Benue: Arrested Men in Okpokwu Were Travellers, Not Kidnappers

One killed, two injured as MACBAN alleges attack on Fulani travellers in Benue

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the alleged attack on four Fulani men in Okpokwu Local Government Area, calling on security agencies to arrest those responsible and ensure justice. In a statement signed by its chairman, Ardo Risku Muhammad, MACBAN said the victims were attacked on June 10, 2026, while travelling from Benue State to Onitsha to visit …

Benue: Arrested men in Okpokwu were travellers, not kidnappers

The Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Ardo Muhammad, has maintained that the individuals arrested in Okpokwu Local Government Area last week were innocent travellers and not kidnappers. In a statement released on Tuesday in Makurdi, Muhammad alleged that the four Fulani men were on their way from Benue State to Onitsha to visit family members when they came under attack. The incident follow…

Benue MACBAN says suspects arrested in kidnap case are travellers

Benue MACBAN chairman alleges that suspects arrested in Okpokwu for alleged kidnapping were innocent Fulani travellers ambushed by youths.

MACBAN demands justice after fatal attack on Fulani travellers in Benue

The Benue State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of a Fulani traveller and the injury of two others in Okpokwu Local Government Area, alleging that the victims were attacked while on a personal trip to visit family members. In a statement issued by the association’s state chairman, Ardo Risku Muhammad, MACBAN said four Fulani men were travelling from Benu…