The trial of nine suspects in the Yelwata, Benue State attack has been stalled, partly pending a federal pathology report on the massacre victims. Read More: https://punchng.com/yelwata-suspects-trial-stalled-as-benue-awaits-pathology-report/

A witness told the Federal High Court in Abuja that over 100 AK-47-wielding terrorists attacked villages in Benue State, resulting in the burning of houses, grievous bodily harm, and the deaths of over 150 people in the Yelwata community.

President Bola Tinubu has called on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia to resolve their differences for the peace and development of the state.

The Benue State Government clarified that its planned rehabilitation center is for youths forcibly recruited into criminal gangs, distinguishing them from hardened terrorists.

The All Progressives Congress in Benue State praises the peaceful and orderly conduct of its local government congresses, affirming the results’ legitimacy Read More: https://punchng.com/apc-hails-or

A witness testified in court about a coordinated attack by over 100 AK-47-wielding terrorists on Yelwata community in Benue State, Nigeria, which resulted in the massacre of more than 150 people and the razing of houses.

The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi, Nigeria, has successfully fitted its first body-powered transhumeral prosthesis on a herdsmen attack survivor, Mrs. Blessing Agidi, marking a medical milestone.

Two fishermen have been reportedly killed in an ambush by armed herdsmen in Obishu community of Agatu Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The post Benue: Again, armed herders kill two fishermen n Agatu ambush appeared first on Vanguard News.

A pastor and at least one other person were reportedly killed following fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in the Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.

A police witness testified in a Federal High Court that Fulani chiefs sponsored over 200 armed men to carry out the deadly Yelwata attack in Benue State. Read More: https://punchng.com/over-200-men-wielding-ak-47s-stormed-yelwata-police-witness/

By Peter Duru Makurdi —Two fishermen have been reportedly killed in an ambush by armed herdsmen in Obishu community of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A source in the area disclosed that the victims were waylaid by the killer herdsmen late Monday while at their mud fishing pond to harvest their fish. The […] The post 2 fishermen killed in Benue ambush by armed herders appeared first on Vanguard News.

Benue State in Nigeria has become the first state to formally implement a community policing structure, as outlined in the Police Act 2020, to address lingering security challenges.

The Benue state government has refuted claims of establishing a rehabilitation centre for hardened terrorists, stating that the proposed facility is intended for victims of forced recruitment into criminal gangs.