There is tension in Ukum Local Government Area in Benue State following the killing of 11 persons by heavily armed bandits on Wednesday morning.

The attack has led to a massive protest in the area which has been plagued by insecurity despite several joint security operations aimed at eradicating the menace.

According to residents, dozens of heavily armed men launched an attack on Ayati, the headquarters of Borikyo ward, shooting dead the 11 people and leaving many others with various degrees of injury.

The incident forced angry Borikyo youths to besiege the Sankera-Ayati-Sai road and Ukum local government secretariat to express their grief over the incessant killings in the community.


It was learnt that the angry protesters vandalised the council secretariat, shattering windows and destroying other things at sight with stones and sticks.

“The gunmen opened gunfire and killed seven people on the spot at night. More bodies were recovered hours later bringing the causalities to 11. Now, the youths are protesting seriously,” a resident said on the condition of anonymity.

“They have barricaded the roads with the dead bodies, asking Governor Hyacinth Alia to act because the killings have continued so long without any clear steps to end the madness.


“They are protesting at Sankera, the headquarters of Ukum LGA. Angry youths are currently demonstrating to register their grievances about the continuous killing of innocent and defenceless people of Borikyo in Ukum LGA on a daily basis without any action from government to arrest the ugly situation.”

Internal Security Adviser to the Benue State Governor, Chief Joseph Har, told journalists in Makurdi that the protesters were threatening to burn down the LG secretariat because of the killings in the area.

“They have barricaded the roads with the dead bodies, asking Governor Hyacinth Alia to act because the killings have continued so long without any clear steps to end the madness.

“They are protesting at Sankera, the headquarters of Ukum LGA. Angry youths are currently demonstrating to register their grievances about the continuous killing of innocent and defenceless people of Borikyo in Ukum LGA on a daily basis without any action from government to arrest the ugly situation.”

Source :https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-angry-protesters-dump-dead-bodies-on-major-road-after-bandit-attack-in-benue/

That's their fair share of voting. Tinubu. They should enjoy it while it lasts.

For how long will benue people accept this nonsense from terrorist. That why I like lsreal. The speak to terrorist in language they understand and when possible send them back to stone age. Up bibi

This is really sad, a once peaceful Benue is now enmeshed in existential crisis and the federal government isn't serious about addressing the problem.


We condemn this evil barbarism and demand for justice

aylive02:


That's their fair share of voting. Tinubu. They should enjoy it while it lasts.

I always get annoyed anytime I come across such insensitive comment, please keep quiet if you don't have anything to say.

I hope you know that herdsmen attacks isn't only in Benue, it's a nationwide problem

Nigeria

The way I see it, they want to capture Benue! Benue people open your eyes before Benue becomes another Ilorin.

aylive02:


That's their fair share of voting. Tinubu. They should enjoy it while it lasts.

This is highly insensitive.

Obviously, the Rev Father is no better than Ortom.

Rip to the dead.

benuejosh, are you safe?

Clowns will call SouthEast 'af'ghaneastern' when I person gets killed in southeast, but thousands are getting killed in north and they won't say pim.

so sad... Something must be done to improve security

Too bad men

Weaklings ...bunch of weaklings can't they even defend themselves yet these Benue folks say they have guts

Tinubu for second term 😃😃😃

Let the dead breathe

Terungwa the guy with the hated MANNABBQGRILLZ Moniker (who is now an outcast even to APC supporters here) is from that state, he is so heartless that he used this platform to promote Buhari's bad image for 8 years after each deadly bandits attacks by calling him our Darling Daddy, I am not surprised because we have heard several times that some Tiv people connive with Fulani militia to carry out attacks for settling scores against their people.

You only see MANNABBQGRILL if the thread is about Nnamdi Kanu and he will post gory images of victims of Police brutality dumped in Ezu River

The governor should set up forest vigilante groups and arm them with AK-47 and 2 magazines each.
Then set up a control center in each Local government and mini post in each town.

Then in Markurdi, set up a Legal team to back up their activities then a compliance/ disciplinary team to check their excesses.

Give them good monthly allowance and health carecare insurance.

He can't spend up to 30percnt of his security vote in doing such.

Mn

Benue, Kaduna, Plateau. All of these places used to be safe until certain things happened.

Oh no

benuejosh, Machinegun9, mannababaqgrillz, Afamed will never even give this thread a tiny peek

All the other people from benue state here on this same forum will scroll and pass, no single prayer or RIP for their slain brethren so as to hide their identity from others here

But if its to join igbos or yorubas to masquerade and do tribal bants you will see them bare their fangs. Benue men and women, I pity all of you reading this my post.

benuejosh:
bandits and killing fellow citizens started with boko haram and IPOB.

Just imagine what this one later sneaked in here to post all the way in page 3

My brother it's well oo

Everywhere katakata

What is actually happening in Benue?....can't dis youths fight back?

Chikel20000:
What is actually happening in Benue?....can't dis youths fight back?

They don't have guns

shortgun:
Blame Tinubu

Mumu

It is a normal occurrence in benue state

Reno Omonkey said Tinubu has improved security.