The Idoma Association USA has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the worsening insecurity in Benue South Senatorial District, calling for the immediate deployment of military and other security forces to halt what it described as the sustained massacre of the Idoma people by armed herdsmen.
In an open letter made available to journalists, the association said the recurring attacks across Idoma land had become a national emergency requiring urgent presidential intervention.
The letter, signed by the President of the association, Prince Edwin Ochai, and its Secretary, Chief Sylvester Onche Steno, was addressed to President Tinubu, with copies forwarded to the Vice President, National Security Adviser, Chief of Defence Staff, Inspector General of Police, Executive Governor of Benue State, Senator Comrade Abba Moro, the Och’Idoma and President General of Ochetoha K’Idoma.
While commending President Tinubu for his leadership in the successful rescue of the Oyo school children and their teachers, the association appealed to him to demonstrate the same resolve in ending the persistent attacks on communities in Idoma land.
According to the association, armed herdsmen attacked Akpachi village in Ugboju and Otukpo Nobi communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on July 11 and 12, 2026, killing at least 20 people, injuring dozens and razing several houses.
