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Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by ogododo(op): 11:15am On Nov 03, 2025

A large rice farm in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State was reportedly set ablaze on Sunday afternoon, November 2, 2025, by suspected herdsmen, leaving massive destruction in its wake.

The farm, owned by Mr. Ugbakayaa, was located at Tse Orbiam along the Naka–Makurdi road. Eyewitnesses said the inferno engulfed several hectares of cultivated land, destroying both standing crops and already harvested rice packed for threshing.

According to an eyewitness, Mr. Ado Bartholomew, the fire spread rapidly and consumed everything within minutes.

“The whole farm went up in flames within minutes. All the rice that was harvested and packed for threshing was destroyed,” Bartholomew said, describing the incident as a devastating loss for the family.

The Ugbakayaa family, whose livelihood depended largely on the rice farm, was left in shock and despair following the destruction.

Residents and sympathizers who visited the scene condemned the recurring attacks on farmers in the area, lamenting the growing insecurity that has crippled agricultural activities across Benue State.

They appealed to the Nigerian government and security agencies to step up efforts to protect farmers in Gwer West and other vulnerable communities who have faced persistent assaults and displacement linked to armed herdsmen.

As of the time of filing this report, security operatives had yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/11/03/suspected-herdsmen-set-rice-farm-ablaze-in-benue-community-destroy-crops-worth-millions/

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by fuckingAyaya(m): 11:45am On Nov 03, 2025

Americans are coming to take over our resources.
The resources 👇🏾👇🏾

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by Mattswaggz: 12:22pm On Nov 03, 2025

And those online terrorists will be spreading their usual taquiyya that nothing is going on.....Their day of reckoning is at hand.

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by chiagozien(m): 12:32pm On Nov 03, 2025

America is talking of flushing out the terrorists and you are shouting oil. Is the terrorist oil?

Those crying oil oil don't have even one drop of oil in North and Yoruba land.

So Boko Haram is oil for some people?

No wonder they are crying US is coming for our resources.

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by ogododo(op): 1:39pm On Nov 03, 2025

Nawa Nlfpmod, no be wickedness be dis.

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by marlow1962(m): 1:44pm On Nov 03, 2025

Children playing with their father's property. grin

Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by ZombieTAMER: 1:44pm On Nov 03, 2025

fuckingAyaya:
Americans are coming to take over our resources.
The resources 👇🏾👇🏾

please don't mind online terrorists

they don't want the killings to end

they'll do anything possible for insecurity to persist, Support American help... no way
profer solution........ no way
call on dormant Tinubu to do something .. no way
what they want is the status quo.. evil lots

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by LORDKing001: 1:45pm On Nov 03, 2025

So bad coming from Benue. Where's security

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by Drsmiles(m): 1:45pm On Nov 03, 2025

Everybody eye go soon clear. The ability to think in this country has been wiped out!!! Time always tells a beautiful story

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by P1PrinceKT(m): 1:45pm On Nov 03, 2025

One thing is certain, things in Nigeria will never remain the same, 👉BETTER Or WORSE

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by Phabulous4(m): 1:45pm On Nov 03, 2025

Is the the rice farm that was set ablaze!! OP...

No worry when the US occupy everywhere una body go calm down. grin

ogododo:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/11/03/suspected-herdsmen-set-rice-farm-ablaze-in-benue-community-destroy-crops-worth-millions/

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by MaziObinnaokija: 1:46pm On Nov 03, 2025

Economy sabotage sad

Gross WICKEDNESS.

Una father B12 stealth spirit is coming for una.

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by Chinjo2: 1:47pm On Nov 03, 2025

Don't worry my benue people. You deliverance is close at hand. It's just a matter of time. The US is coming. Joy is coming. Trump is coming.

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by EyeCumInPeace: 1:47pm On Nov 03, 2025

A serious country would totally ban open grazing and enforce ranching.
There are countries with far more cattle than Nigeria that are thriving on ranching.

But they won't do that because they would be stepping on the toes of some people considered as 1st class citizens of Nigeria.

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by ShinjaWWest: 1:47pm On Nov 03, 2025

It will never be well with islamic terrorists

God bless the good people of Southsouth and southwest

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by Klington: 1:47pm On Nov 03, 2025

These are the issues.
Very soulless and heartless demons.

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by peteofi(m): 1:47pm On Nov 03, 2025

This insecurity is becoming tiring.
When will the Government step up and tackle this matter head on?

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by RodgersAkpafu: 1:47pm On Nov 03, 2025

Karlman:
Benue people don too suffer for Fulani hand walahi!
But one of their son is always here on nairaland talking bad about igbos that didn't them any harm.

Those guys are just too useless

All they want is the chicken change they are receiving
That's about it
They dont care bout their people

Even see Soludo running his mouth
because of election undecided

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by obonujoker(m): 1:47pm On Nov 03, 2025

The clowns saying we do not need trump, do we continue like this and allow criminal elements run amok?

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by Emmy000seun(m): 1:48pm On Nov 03, 2025

People that are against USA intervention, if this happen to them how will they feel??🥲🥲😭.or are those people too not human being??and will they still be able to say USA shouldn't take over from those morons??..I pray they take back government and govern us for years that we are matured enough to take well standard of living for all about religion or ethnic or we separate as a nation..then everyone can develop their idea...

ogododo:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/11/03/suspected-herdsmen-set-rice-farm-ablaze-in-benue-community-destroy-crops-worth-millions/

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by obagofizzy(m): 1:48pm On Nov 03, 2025

Just imagine, is this not an act of wickedness. The state government won’t do anything ohhh, tomorrow they will tag it propaganda

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Re: Suspected Herdsmen Set Rice Farm Ablaze In Benue Community, Destroy Crops by Mrchippychappy(m): 1:48pm On Nov 03, 2025

Intimidation tactics, we know them.

I say by the time the US, CIA and MOSSAD expose all the names and payments from these people, all Nigerians would send them back to Futa Jalon

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