No fewer than 58 people have been killed in a bloody weekend marked by fresh armed attacks and a communal clash across three local government areas of Benue State.
At least 43 of the victims were said to have been killed in renewed attacks by armed attackers on communities in Gwer West and Apa LGAs, while 15 others were hacked to death during a communal clash between two neighbouring communities in Gwer East LGA.
The President of the Igede Youth Council, Comrade Andyson Iji Egbodo, in a statement issued on Sunday, June 1, 2025, described the situation as harrowing, calling on Governor Hyacinth Alia to urgently intervene and prevent further bloodshed.
He however called for unity among the people of Benue to overcome internal strife and strengthen the state against external threats, emphasising that peace remains essential for the success of Governor Alia’s administration.
