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Popular social media activist and influencer, Verydarkblackman, arrived Makurdi on Sunday to show solidarity with protesting youths in Benue State who are demanding an end to the unrelenting killings in their communities.

The protest, which began earlier in the day, saw thousands of youths occupying the Abuja-Makurdi highway. Dressed in black and wielding placards and palm fronds, the demonstrators maintained a peaceful stance while calling for justice for the over 200 victims reportedly killed in Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area, barely 24 hours earlier.

Tensions, however, escalated when security forces moved in and fired teargas in a bid to disperse the peaceful crowd. Panic and confusion ensued as protesters scrambled for safety while some were reportedly injured in the chaos.

Verydarkblackman, who arrived during the crackdown, condemned the use of force against unarmed civilians demanding justice.

“This is unacceptable,” he said in a video livestreamed on his social media accounts. “These young people are mourning their loved ones, yet the government chooses to respond with teargas instead of action. We cannot be silent.”

Despite warnings from the Benue State Government against unlawful gatherings, the protesters insist their actions are fueled by frustration and the absence of effective security measures.

“Enough is enough,” one protester said. “We are not criminals—we are citizens abandoned by the system. All we want is peace and protection.”

As of press time, security operatives were still present at the protest site, and the situation remained tense.

https://idomavoice.com/verydarkman-arrives-benue-joins-protest-over-killing-by-herdsmen/

Do we have a government or we have criminals only interested in tax payers money and crude oil money and also loan money

ceejay80s:
Do we have a government or we have criminals only interested in tax payers money and crude oil money and also loan money

Tinubu is only interested to loot and kill. Only answering Mr president is ok for him.

Well, i am going to comment on this killings and protest very soon. It is not as if the government of the state doesn't know what is happening.

benuejosh:
Well, i am going to comment on this killings and protest very soon. It is not as if the government of the state doesn't know what is happening.

. Finally you've decided to comment on the matter concerning your home state . I've seen and equally read different attacks from various monikers asking about your whereabouts since these massacres started in your state

Anyways,back to the topic........The govt can't say or deny the fact that they don't know what's currently going on in that Benue state . They can't..

It's so sad that we have a disaster as president who is not perturbed that his subjects are killed like chickens on daily basis.. Tinubu must go in 2027

Is a calculated attempt by the Muslim Muslim ticket to wipe out the Nigerian Christians

benuejosh:
Well, i am going to comment on this killings and protest very soon. It is not as if the government of the state doesn't know what is happening.

Very soon? After the conquest?

Speak up now! Stop being a coward!

This is truly heartbreaking to say the least.

Zonefree:
Very soon? After the conquest?

Speak up now! Stop being a coward!

benuejosh has readymade comments concerning vawulence only when it happens in the South East

Once it happens in his village he will first drink water, baff, brush teeth, wear leggings and slippas before he can think of what to say

SeeWahala:
benuejosh has readymade comments concerning vawulence only when it happens in the South East

Once it happens in his village he will first drink water, baff, brush teeth, wear leggings and slippas before he can think of what to say

I have been one of the most outspoken Benue guys here who speak against those killings with much respect to other Benue guys hear who have been voices heard loud and clear even before i became heard. Right from the regime of Ortom i spoke against killings in Benue and mentioned things that could allegedly be the cause of such killings in the state.

The problem with most people on Niaraland is that they always want you to be against whoever they are against and the moment you're not against such a person of their interest to hate, you become a terrible person.

Continue! You think you're doing me? You're doing yourself.

benuejosh:
Continue! You think you're doing me? You're doing yourself.

I don't know about 'it doing me' but as at today Sunday the 15th of June your state governor has commissioned an fresh new IDP camp for your village people to be 'doing themselves'

When will you be visiting them there? 🤔 (Don't worry, Peter obi is no longer interested in your people and their circumstances)

What do you expect when there is an agbero, tout, drug baron and certificate forger as president?

benuejosh:
Well, i am going to comment on this killings and protest very soon. It is not as if the government of the state doesn't know what is happening.

you are going to comment very soon because it ain't about Peter obi? You are scared of fulani people, sometimes I see ur comment I cryyyyy!! Because ehn