Herdsmen kill 984 people in Benue

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In the last two years, between 2014 and 2016, the series of attacks carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen on various communities in Benue State have claimed over 984 people. Also, 29,974 people have been displaced across the state, with properties worth over N40 billion lost to the attacks.

The Tiv people, under the aegis of Mdzough U Tiv (MUT), disclosed these yesterday during a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Police Affairs on killings by suspected herdsmen.
President-General of the MUT, Chief Edward Ujege, in company of the Secretary-General, Chief Azer Ukende, who said he was speaking for Tiv people all over the world by virtue of his office, accused the security agencies of neglecting their duties to secure Benue people.
Giving a breakdown of the killings, Ujege said in 2014, no fewer than 142 persons were killed in Guma Local Government Area of the state while 6,544 persons were displaced with properties worth over N128 million lost. In Logo Local Government Area, suspected herdsmen killed 54 people, 4,088 displaced and over N9 billion properties lost.
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