Happening Now: Massive protests in Benue State over Fulani herdsmen killings
Youths in Benue State are currently on the streets came to protest the killing of at least 50 people allegedly murdered by Fulani Herdsmen in a massacre.
The youths stormed the popular Food Basket Roundabout in Makurdi, which led to gridlock in the area, causing traffic obstruction for motorists.
During the protests, the aggrieved youths called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in what they described as “terrorist killings” in the state.
The protests, however, came barely 24 hours after the State Security Council meeting which held at the Government House in the state capital.
Addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting on Tuesday, January 2, the state governor, Samuel Ortom, said he had received reports of 20 persons allegedly killed by herdsmen in the state.
After an on-the-spot assessment visit to some of the affected communities, Governor Ortom said an additional 13 deaths were discovered, taking the number of those killed to 33.
The killing of another resident following Tuesday’s reported attack, is believed to have sparked the protest by the youths who have asked the President to come to their rescue.
