A female protester from Benue State described the relentless atrocities committed on defenceless people by suspected herdsmen in a distressing footage that Channels TV published..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Her voice, laden with sorrow and urgency, reflected the suffering of hundreds impacted by the ongoing killings, the devastation of agricultural lands, and the mounting sense of government desertion.
She spoke for a whole community that was grieving, not just for herself. She claims that people are no longer safe in their own houses because of the severe decline in Benue’s security condition. Her comments depicted a bleak state under siege, where fields are devastated, homes are demolished, and people are killed in the dead of night. She revealed that more than 200 persons who had just gone to bed never woke up, and she made an impassioned plea to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for prompt action. Unarmed, defenceless, and oblivious to the fact that this would be their final night, they were massacred while they slept.
“I saw women maltreated, so I ran home—but later heard that five were killed in their sleep,” she said, recounting her own experience. There was no denying the agony in her voice—this was a call for justice, not only for assistance. Not only does the violence in this developing crisis stand out, but so does the frightening silence of the country’s leaders. She implied that there is no discussion or negotiation—just sheer terror—when she said, “These bloodsucking herdsmen are not asking for political alphabet.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>