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.

One year after 271 residents were brutally killed in the Yelewata massacre, survivors, families of the victims, religious leaders and political figures on Saturday gathered in the…

One year after 271 residents were brutally killed in the Yelewata massacre, survivors, families of the victims, religious leaders and political figures on Saturday gathered in the…

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…

One year after 272 people were massacred in Yelewata, survivors still live in fear and struggle to rebuild their lives. Read the Punch report on the commun