Benue Killings: Nigerians Call Out the Presidency’s Silence over the Murder of 81 People by Fulani Herdsmen

Yesterday, Nigeria was thrown into mourning after new reports confirmed the killing of at least 81 people in Benue State.


In an interview with Channels TV, traditional ruler of Logo, Chief Jimmy Meeme, revealed that 70 persons were killed in six out of the 10 council wards under his watch, a massacre he blamed on the herdsmen whose territorial occupation in the state has led to spates of violence.

An eyewitness added that the communities in Logo – Turan, Mbagber, Yonov and Tombo – were attacked on the same day, while Varser in Ukum Local Government bowed next, leaving another 53 people dead.

And this has led to the rise of internally displaced persons in the state.
Kpadoo Asema, a matron, and John Imenger, an IDP camp manager, spoke to the press about the despair in the state. Sahara Reporters added that the state governor, Samuel Ortom, revealed that the security operatives in the state are unable to apprehend the killers.

However, the spokesman of the Benue State Police Command, ASP Moses Yamu, dismissed the claims of poor security in the state and added that only 22 people were killed in Logo and Ukum LGAs.

This has led to an outrage on Twitter.
Presently, Nigerians are calling out the Federal Government’s silence on the violence that has so far taken hundreds of lives this year.
“I will patiently wait to see the President’s response to this latest killing of people in Benue,” a Twitter user Nedu Naija said, and another, @Afrovii added, “Maybe they’ve started to tell Buhari that Benue people are killing each other to make him look bad. Because I don’t get this inaction.”
See the reactions:


The Presidency was yet to react to the killings as at press time.

OJPals, please share your thoughts and prayers below!

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