At least 37 persons have been reported dead after gunmen attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Guma LGA of Benue.
In March, it was reported that no fewer than 50 persons were allegedly killed by suspected herders who invaded communities in Kwande LGA of the state.
In February, some gunmen were also said to have attacked the Ikobi community in Apa LGA, killing three persons.how three kinsmen of Samuel Ortom, the state governor, were killed by the gunmen. Triggered by the killings, hundreds of youths, on Friday, mounted roadblocks on the Otukpo-Oweto-Abuja federal highway in protest.
Photos shared with TheCable showed how the youths held banners protesting the insecurity in the state.Vehicular movement was reportedly disrupted for several hours.
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