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Thousands of angry residents have flocked to the streets in protest against the rising cases of herdsmen killings and kidnappings in the area.

The demonstrators, chanting “We no go gree!” blocked major roads, demanding urgent action from the government and security agencies to address the growing insecurity.

One of the protesters, who identified himself as Daniel Oche, lamented the frequent attacks, describing them as a “constant recurrence.”

Accorisng to Daily Post, he also made a shocking revelation, alleging that electricity is always cut off in the community before each attack.

Earlier, residents of Olena community in Asa, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, fled their homes following days of sustained attacks by suspected herdsmen.

The community has been under siege for the past four days, with several persons killed and many others abducted.

A resident, who escaped with his family, confirmed that villagers were forced to flee late Monday night when it became apparent that no help was coming.

“I am currently in Upu. I escaped with my family this night. At the moment, we have all vacated our community. Olena has been under attack for days now,” the distraught villager said.

He lamented that the attackers operated unchallenged, leaving the community in a state of terror.

“They have killed and kidnapped several people. We have been crying for help, but no security agents have come to our rescue. I barely managed to escape with my life and my family tonight. Olena is under serious attack as we speak,” he added.

SaharaReporters reported last week that an intelligence report warned that criminal herders were shifting their focus to the southern part of the country, creating a national dimension for the pastoral crisis in Nigeria.

The report, obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday, was titled "A National Emergency: The Escalating Crisis of Pastoral Violence in Nigeria."

The report by a think thank, SBM Intelligence, reads in part: "The geographical pattern of pastoral violence in Nigeria paints a troubling picture of relentless expansion. Between 2019 and 2025, the North-Central zone remained the most severely affected region, with Benue State enduring over 200 documented attacks, cementing its grim reputation as the epicenter of the crisis."

"Neighbouring Plateau State followed closely with 150 incidents. Their shared border has transformed into a deadly conflict zone, exemplified by the May 2023 massacre in Mangu, which left 80 people dead, followed seven months later by the Christmas Eve atrocity in Bokkos, which claimed 140 lives."

https://saharareporters.com/2025/04/01/breaking-protest-erupts-benue-state-over-constant-herdsmen-killings-residents-chant-we#google_vignette

The crisis in Benue is tough, but President Tinubu is taking steps to improve security. 💪

Atiku and Ahmed Musa over to you

Once they’ve rendered the majority hopeless, then they will go for the politicians and anyone of importance in the South and Middle Belt. Right now we the majority are the ones protecting the politicians and anyone of importance. We should allow them kill all the elites and politicians in the Middle Belt and South since they have refused to do their jobs.

SoftSport:
The crisis in Benue is tough, but President Tinubu is taking steps to improve security. 💪

Tilumbu will handle the economy

Shettima will handle the security

Hehehehehe 😆😂🤣

REDshouse:
Atiku and Ahmed Musa over to you

they Should same Energy used in Cowardly killing innocent Hunters and Storm the forest to fight the bandits

Educationalserv:
they Should same Energy used in Cowardly killing innocent Hunters and Storm the forest to fight the bandits

If they do, you guys will threaten southerners in the north with retaliation

Nlfpmod, I am only minding my problem was sighted.

Dotherightthing:


If they do, you guys will threaten southerners in the north with retaliation

how many Confirmed Bandits una don arrest inside forest who complained.
Na easy Harmless Hunters .

This one isn't going to make front page bcus the lives of Benue people don't matter, therefore no one cares.

Benue people are so unfortunate bcus they're not fulanis.

Wizardslayer:
This one isn't going to make front page bcus the lives of Benue people don't matter, therefore no one cares.

Benue people are so unfortunate bcus they're not fulanis.

The food basket of the nation.

As far as your governor is an APC member or working for APC, herdsmen has got him as member, and they will keep killing and nobody will stop them.
Look at Edo State, Benue and Enugu state.

SoftSport:
The crisis in Benue is tough, but President Tinubu is taking steps to improve security. 💪

..baptists..even the cocain fraud don't rate & consider stipenders..

And no state of emergency yet o
Lives don't matter to these junks in power.

The truth is that Nigeria's security architecture has been compromised. That's the only way these attacks have gone on for this long.

SoftSport:
The crisis in Benue is tough, but President Tinubu is taking steps to improve security. 💪

You will die the death of a dog.

I have said it before: anarchy is looming in this country!

From Ondo to Osun to Enugu to Edo to Rivers to Kogi and now Benue State. There is insecurity and hardship everywhere and people are frustrated!

BTW:

"Doyin Okupe died a poor, wretched man" - Reno Omokri

Benue men na omo ase, na only Toto dem know like tuface their broda,carry anything you see cutlass,gun,bante,bottle,enter bush these people are men like you with red blood, they die too.
I suspect yoru musulumi is among them too,smoke them all out..

Unity beggars, over to una!

Fada no see anything do to stop this satanic killings


O ga o

Dogalmighty17:


You will die the death of a dog.

softsport Amen

Herdsmen brouhaha and attack is reoccurring in most states and when indigenes take measure to withstand their activity and it becomes fatal government quickly takes side with them. We are in the modern era, our problem should not be herdsmen invading communities or farmland but how to harness AI to solves most our problems. But government will act as if nothing is happening until violence is unleashed.

APC has failed us

Sorry which part of Benue is the protest going?

Thought benuejosh said Ortom was behind the killings and the killings will stop once he's out of office


BTW where's omenka

Is there no government in the state? Drastic measures should be taken to curb the menace of those killer herdsmen. It has become too much.

Benue State has has turned to slaughter house by Fulani herdmen.The people of Benue also deserve justice.

No Arewa governor will condemn this incessant killings by their brothers, even the president will not order arrest of perpetrators..
But if anyone touch the gods of Nigeria (Fulanis) all hell will be loosed