₦airaland Forum

Residents of Edikwu-Oiji community in the Apa local government area of Benue State, North Central Nigeria have fled their community following the resurgence of Fulani herdsmen’s attacks.

SaharaReporters reported penultimate Sunday that no fewer than 50 people gruesomely killed in six communities in the Kwande Local Government Area during Fulani herdsmen’s invasion.

It had been reported that the affected communities in the four-day attack are Adam, Iyarinwa, Abamde Ityuluv, Waya Boagundu, Agura Ayaga and Azege areas in Turan Council Ward, Kwande LGA.

However, some of the Edikwu-Oiji residents, who spoke to journalists on Monday, narrated how the herders came in numbers with dangerous weapons and surrounded the whole community.

While lamenting the ugly situation, the residents claimed that their farm produce were being destroyed while the remaining portion was used by the herdsmen to feed their cattle.

A resident who preferred anonymity said the terrorists warned the displaced people never to step their feet on the farm, “The entire community had been living in fear and apprehension.

"Many of the residents had begun to relocate from the community following the Fulani herdsmen’s attack.

“The security situation is overstretched and no sign of intervention from any quarter as we speak. The whole community is helpless to contend with armed Fulani herdsmen, lives and properties remain precarious and every other normal activity is being crippled. This is worrisome, are we not Nigerians any longer...?

“We want to appeal to the Federal and state government to come to our aid; we need serious presence of security agencies in this community," he pleaded.

Meanwhile efforts to get the reaction of the Benue State government and the police were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.

OneCandleAway:
Since they voted for APC they should accept whatever comes their way

TheNiceGuy:
And you said you're not Igbo with this bile.

Oloriburuku

Ogonimilitant:
Benue indigens don't deserve any kind of empathy. A group of People that came together to vote a government that is killing them everyday.

Voting for your killings to continue.
APC won in Agatu. It's shamful

princepeter566:
For kwande people, I have no sympathy because they vehemently voted APC.
Apa is the people I feel sorry for

OneCandleAway:
If you think every Yoruba person is under Tinubu spell and supports tinubu them I'm sorry for how your brain works.

A lot of core indigenous lagosians with over 100 years proven roots in lagos are not happy with what is going on in lagos. This is not the lagos our ancestors build and this certainly wasn't their plan on what Lagos will turn out to be.

TheNiceGuy:
Who dash you Yoruba.

Your previous post said opposite because you've insulted Yorubas more than other ethnic group in Nigeria.

You're another Chinedu Rhodes vivour

OneCandleAway:
I will insult anyone that wants to reinforce APC because they failed.

Benue aren't yoruba. And if you're a yoruba that supports Apc I have no respect for you.

TheNiceGuy:
It shows how little minded and automatic you are.

This is democracy, anyone can vote whoever they wish Chukwuebuka.

You all still have a lot to learn

Zincfingers:
Osu
Shut up
No Yoruba would ever mock a people in distress.
Useless osu nyamuri
That's why God will continue to punish you and your people

OneCandleAway:
I will mock people that make decisions that endanger the future of others.

Ko de ni da fun e

My people are not suffering compared to the northerners. I just want equality and I want a good man that's why I support Obi. And I believe Lagos needs a change thats why I want GRV.

Zincfingers:
Ko ni da fun iyalaya e tiran tiran
You are not Yoruba and would never be one.


Useless godforsaken osu savage

barojana:
Despite all these attacks I don't understand venue's voting pattern.