Panic As Gunmen Launch Fresh Attack On Yelwata Residents In Benue
Panic has gripped Yelwata community in Benue State after gunmen reportedly opened fire on residents in the early hours of Monday.
Eyewitnesses said the attack sparked a protest by local women, who took to the streets calling for soldiers stationed in the area to be withdrawn to their barracks.
The aggrieved residents also demanded immediate transportation to Makurdi, insisting they no longer feel safe in the community.
“They should take us to Makurdi because the government cannot protect us,” one protester lamented.
The incident comes barely two months after gunmen, believed to be herders, invaded the community on June 13, killing about 200 people, including internally displaced persons, and burning many alive during a night of brutal violence.
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