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Benue: Police Arrest 28 Suspects Of Yelewata Killings

Benue: Police Arrest 28 Suspects Of Yelewata Killings

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun on Tuesday disclosed that the arrest of 28 suspects in the masterminds of the killings in Yelewata, in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Speaking…

Gunmen Kill Ex-PDP Chairman In Fresh Benue Attack

Gunmen Kill Ex-PDP Chairman In Fresh Benue Attack

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed the former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, Aondoakaa Yaiyol. Yaiyol, who is also the Commander of the Nigeria…

Benue: Crisis: Tinubu Can’t Take Sides -APC Chieftain

Benue: Crisis: Tinubu Can’t Take Sides -APC Chieftain

The National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, on Friday stated that President Tinubu can’t take sides in the crisis rocking Benue. Basiru remarked on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme…

Benue: Tinubu Directs Services Chief, Police To Get Those Behind Killings

Benue: Tinubu Directs Services Chief, Police To Get Those Behind Killings

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday mandated the country’s service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun to go after those behind the dastardly killings in Benue State, which have left scores of…

Benue: We’re Facing Genocidal Invasion By Herders, Bandits – Tor Tiv Tells Tinubu

Benue: We’re Facing Genocidal Invasion By Herders, Bandits – Tor Tiv Tells Tinubu

The Tor Tiv V, James Ayatse, on Wednesday, dismissed claims that the killings in Benue State are the result of clashes between herders and farmers, describing such claims as misinformation. Speaking during the ongoing meeting…

Benue Killings: Tinubu Visits Injured Victims

Benue Killings: Tinubu Visits Injured Victims

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday visited surviving victims of the recent brutal attack in the Yelewata community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Tinubu visited the North-Central state following the attack which…

Killings: Tinubu Arrives In Benue

Killings: Tinubu Arrives In Benue

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, June 18 arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, ahead of his visit to the Yelwata community, in the Guma Local Government Area of the state. New Telegraph reports that…

Benue Killings: CDS Pushes Training Of Youths To Defend Communities

Benue Killings: CDS Pushes Training Of Youths To Defend Communities

The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Tuesday pushed forward the training of credible youths across Benue State as vigilantes working under the supervision of the military to defend local communities against…

Killings: IGP Arrives Benue, Deploys More Tactical Team

Killings: IGP Arrives Benue, Deploys More Tactical Team

Following recent wave of killings in Benue State where nearly 250 people were killed by suspected herdsmen, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has arrived the state on Monday June 16. This is…

Obi Slams Tinubu For Not Visiting Benue Amid Killings

Obi Slams Tinubu For Not Visiting Benue Amid Killings

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi, on Monday condemned President Bola Tinubu for not visiting Benue state amid the incessant killings. In a statement shared…