I am tired - LG boss cries out over fresh attack on Benue communities, 20 killed

MACBAN denies involvement - Daily Trust

The State Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Galma, has denied any involvement of their members in the killings of people in Benue rural areas, insisting that the acts were purely the handiwork of criminal elements. Galma said, “The insecurity is quite a serious one because our members, too, are affected. We are also affected and facing similar challenges in all ramifications – our people are kill…

I am tired - LG boss cries out over fresh attack on Benue communities, 20 killed

More than 20 people, including a two-year-old child, have been killed in a series of fresh attacks in Aondana and other communities in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The Chairman of the council, Ormin Torsar Victor, confirmed the incident in an emotional video, decrying the persistent violence and the inaction of the federal government. Torsar revealed that the attacks occurred in multiple villages, including Tewa Biana, which l…

Policeman, 3 others lose lives in Benue attack — National Accord Newspaper %

Police command in Benue has confirmed the killing of its personnel and three others in Gwer West Local The post Policeman, 3 others lose lives in Benue attack appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

A Nigerian official announced that at least 30 people had been killed in attacks over the last few days in the centre of the country. Ormin Torsar Victor, head of local government in Guer West, Pino State, said that the attacks had taken place in three villages between Friday and Sunday. He added that "at least 20 people had been killed in the Sunday village of Ondana," while 10 others had been killed in another village.

42 killed in fresh attacks in Benue

At least 42 people have reportedly been killed in a renewed armed invasion on four communities in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. Residents said on Monday that seven people were severely injured while two others were kidnapped following the renewed attacks carried out by armed invaders in the Gwer West rural []

30 killed in central Nigeria attacks: local govt official - The New Nation

AFP: More than 30 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a local government official said Monday, the latest raids in a region where herders and farmers often clash over land access. The attacks occurred in three villages between Friday and Sunday, chairman of the Gwer West local government area of Benue state, Ormin Torsar Victor, told AFP. “No less than 20 people were killed at Aondana village on Sunday,…