Herdsmen kill five in Benue, women block Makurdi/Abuja highway

Benue women mounted a roadblock on Friday on the Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja federal highway, following the killing of five people by suspected herders.

According to a local who identified himself as Sunny, five people were killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in two communities in the Guma Local Government area of Benue State.

Confirming the report, the security officer of Guma Local Government, Christopher Waku, said five people were killed by suspected herders.

Waku said, “Our women have trooped out to the Makurdi/Abuja federal highway since 5am today, you can hear from the background how they are singing emotional songs and no vehicle coming from either Abuja or Makurdi can move now.

Confirming the Protesting report, the security officer of Guma Local Government, Christopher Waku, said that five people were killed by suspected herders.

Waku said, “Our women have trooped out to the Makurdi/Abuja federal highway since 5 am today, you can hear from the background how they are singing emotional songs and no vehicle coming from either Abuja or Makurdi can move now.

“Three people were killed at Ngban yesterday night and two people killed at Nyian this morning,  the women have said that they are not going to leave the road until the governor comes and talks to them. I’m right now at the road the women are protesting waiting for governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia.”