A year after the deadly attack on Yelewata community in Benue State, survivors of the massacre are still grappling with displacement, hunger, and trauma, while human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has accused authorities of failing to hold perpetrators accountable.
On 14 June 2025, armed men reportedly stormed Yelewata, killing more than 100 people and forcing over 3,941 residents to flee their homes in one of the deadliest attacks recorded in the state in recent years.
In a post on X marking the first anniversary of the tragedy, Amnesty International Nigeria revisited the horror of the aftermath, describing a community overwhelmed by death, fear, and destruction.
The organisation said when its team visited the community shortly after the attack, the “smell of decomposing bodies hung in the air,” while bullet shells were scattered across the ground and mass graves had been freshly dug to bury victims.
Yelwata: One Year After the Bloodshed
