Panic in Benue community as residents report movement of armed herders

..seek urgent security intervention

By Peter Duru, Makurdi

Residents of Tse-Atem in Borikyo Ward, Ayati, Ukum Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State have raised the alarm over the alleged movement of armed herders and their cattle in the community, calling on the state government and security agencies to urgently intervene to avert a possible attack.

The residents said the presence of the herders over the past few days had thrown the community into panic, forcing many villagers to flee their homes for fear of a repeat of the deadly attacks that rocked the area in 2024.

According to one of the residents who identified himself as Lupe Abaa, the armed herders were seen grazing their cattle close to the residence of the late Mr. Samuel Anda, who was reportedly killed during attacks on the community last year, a development he said had revived painful memories among the people.