Solomon Wombo, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Logo-Ukum-Katsina Ala Federal Constituency, has revealed that 22 dead had been found as a result of an attack on Mbaterem towns in Benue State’s Ukum LGA. Armed herders reportedly attacked the settlements of Ayaba, Ukpen, Bom, Abaoajio, and Yina at 5 a.m. on Sunday, … Read more
Inhabitants of the Ankpechi community in the Oglewu District of Ohimini Local Government Area in Benue State were compelled to evacuate on Thursday following an alleged incursion by armed herdsmen. The hamlet, positioned along the Otukpo–Ogobia Road, is in proximity to Ondo-Ugboju within the Otukpo Local Government Area, where a comparable assault earlier this week … Read more
A terrorist, suspected of being one of the assailants who killed former Benue State Government Secretary, SSG, Prof. David Salifu, has been neutralised by troops from the Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, OPWS. the former SSG died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a criminal attack. In a statement published Friday night, … Read more
A Nigerian soldier who was kidnapped has escaped and arrived safely to a military base in Makurdi, Benue State. This was revealed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert from Lake Chad. Zagazola stated that the soldier, assigned to the 130 Battalion (Main), Baga, was kidnapped on June 27 … Read more
In a ferocious battle along the Vaase-Chito Road in Ukum Local Government Area, the Benue State Police Command was able to foil a planned armed robbery and murder three of the alleged perpetrators. According to security authorities, the event took place at approximately 2:48 a.m. on June 8. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gbeji … Read more