BREAKING: Residents flee as herdsmen launch deadly attack on Benue community

Benue youths move corpses of farmers to lawmaker's residence

The lawmaker confirmed the armed herder's attack, saying the irate youths nearly burnt down his house and his children, who were at home at the time.

BREAKING: Residents flee as herdsmen launch deadly attack on Benue community

Several persons are feared dead and many others injured following a deadly attack by suspected herdsmen on Agan community in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Sources said the attackers stormed the community around 6 pm on Thursday, shooting sporadically and setting houses ablaze. Agan is located just a few minutes from Makurdi. As the attack persisted without any security intervention, residents were forced to flee for their lives. BREAKING: Re…

Benue Democratic Ambassadors Demand Action from FG Over State's Insecurity — Akelicious

The Benue Democratic Ambassadors is a coalition of concerned sons and daughters of Benue, drawn from diverse political affiliations, ethnic groups, and professional backgrounds. National President of BEDA Daniel Pila, who made this call while addressing a press conference in Makurdi on Thursday, May 29, 2025, said Benue is under siege as 20 out of its 23 Local Government have been overran by terrorists herdsmen. Pila who recalled the recent atta…

Suspected herdsmen attack Agan, Abagena communities in Benue

Suspected herdsmen have reportedly launched a deadly assault on Agan and Abagena communities in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack occurred around 6:00 p.m. on Thursday and was described by eyewitnesses as sudden and brutal. Armed assailants, said to be in large numbers, stormed the area, opened fire indiscriminately, and set several […] The post Suspected herdsmen attack Agan, Abagena communities in Benue appeared first on…

Dozens Killed in New Wave of Attacks on Communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt - Catholic Canada

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 05.29.2025).- A series of brutal attacks on communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt have left at least 36 people dead, with several others injured or abducted, according to reports received by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) from the Diocese of Makurdi. The wave of violence, attributed by local sources to militant members of the Fulani herder community, took place between 24-26 May across several vil…

BREAKING: Dozens Killed In Fresh Benue State Attack

The Genius Media BREAKING: Dozens Killed In Fresh Benue State Attack BREAKING: Dozens Killed In Fresh Benue State Attack   Multiple individuals are believed to have lost their lives, with numerous others sustaining injuries, as a result of a lethal assault by suspected herdsmen on the Agan community in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. According to Daily Post, sources disclosed that the assailants invaded the […] www.thegeniusmedia.com.ng