Fear has gripped residents of Benue State as suspected Fulani herdsmen continue to cause mayhem in various communities.
Major sources reports that Benue South (Idoma speaking area) is bearing the brunt of recent attacks, which have claimed many lives and property.The recent wave of deadly attacks in that area has claimed nearly 60 lives, centered primarily around the Otukpo Local Government Area.
The attack, often attributed to suspected armed herdsmen, has triggered widespread protests and caused a massive humanitarian displacement crisis, with youths of the community storming the palace of the paramount ruler of the Idoma nation (Och’Idoma) with corpses of those killed by the attackers.
Many residents suspect that the fresh wave of violence involves retaliatory acts following the June 26 ambush and murder of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Alhaji Ardo Risku Mohammed, and his associate, Yakubu Isa.
