Amnesty International, AI, has decried the ceaseless armed herdsmen attacks in Benue state lamenting that between January 2023 and February 2024, over 2,600 persons, mostly children and women were murdered in over 50 communities.
The Program Manager of AI Nigeria, Barbara Magaji who raised the concern Wednesday in Makurdi during the presentation of the research findings on the attacks in Benue state, pointed out that the incursions left hundreds displaced, some wounded, raped and others kidnapped.
“These attacks are significantly affecting food security and livelihood, because the affected communities are farmers and displacement make them unable to carry out any farming activity.” She emphasised that “Nigerian authorities must ensure that suspected perpetrators of human rights abuses in the state resulting from the attacks are brought to justice through fair trial.
Governor Hyacinth Alia, represented by the Director General, Bureau for International Cooperation and Development, BICD, Leo-Angelo Viashima, said the administration had made the Benue IDPs situation a global concern.
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