The military on Sunday deployed air surveillance over Makurdi, Benue State and its environs, following Saturday’s killings in Yelwata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area of the state. It was observed that the surveillance aircraft hovered over the capital city and neighbouring local government areas such as Guma and Gwer West since Sunday … Read more
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has moved to Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, in response to the ongoing killings of innocent villagers by herders and militia groups. The COAS, accompanied by top officials from Army Headquarters, arrived from Abuja on Tuesday to assess the deteriorating security situation firsthand. His … Read more
The police charged Ibrahim Tukur, 22; Ahmodu Riskuwa, 35, and Babuga Umaru, 30, with conspiracy, murder and illegal possession of firearms. An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that three herders be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly murdering their colleague. The police charged Ibrahim Tukur, 22; Ahmodu Riskuwa, 35, and … Read more
