Tag Fulani herdsmen attacks

From Healing Mass to Mass Burial: A Dilemma of Alia’s Political Treachery

#BenueLivesMatter

By Morgan Adikwu

Governor Hyacinth Alia’s rise to power was ushered in by prayers and promises — a symbolic healing mass that painted him as a divine remedy to Benue’s deep wounds. But two years on, that sacred image lies in ruins. What began as hope has unravelled into horror. From healing mass to mass burial, the people of Benue are now engulfed in a nightmare they never voted for — an unending bloodbath.

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FROM PEACE ACCORDS TO GENOCIDE: THE UNTOLD TRUTH BEHIND ANKPALI MASSACRE

*The Alia Blame Game, Fulani Strategy and the Collapse of Governance in Benue
*In Memory of Ijamu Jaha Ochoechi

By Morgan Adikwu

The gruesome massacre of over a dozen residents in Ankpali Edikwu, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State on Sunday, June 1, 2025, has left in its wake not just corpses but deep political, moral, and legal questions. Among the casualties was late Ijamu Jaha Ochoechi, the General Youth Leader of Edikwu Community—a committed voice for justice and a bulwark against the creeping terror. His loss is personal, communal, and symbolic of the broader ethnic cleansing unfolding under the nose of an allegedly complicit state government.

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BENUE LIVES MATTER

*Government Silence in the Face of Adversity: A Dereliction of Duty and Betrayal of Public Trust
*#Justice4Ojantele, Naka, and Across the Three Zones

By Morgan Adikwu

The escalating violence in Benue State, marked by relentless attacks from Fulani herdsmen, has cast a dark shadow over the region. Governor Hyacinth Alia’s conspicuous silence and perceived inaction have ignited widespread condemnation, with many accusing him of compromising his people’s safety to curry favor with the Fulani political oligarchy.

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FULANI HERDSMEN: EJEH ACCEPTS DECEPTION OF PEACE ACCORD AND  APOLOGIZED

By Morgan Adikwu

The facade has finally crumbled! Hon. James Melvin Ejeh, the Agatu Local Government Chairman, has unwittingly admitted the failure of his much-hyped ‘peace accord’ with Fulani herdsmen after the bloodbath in Apa LGA exposed its true nature—a sham built on deceit and political servitude.

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NYSC Withdraws Corps Members in Benue as Government Denies Herdsmen Killings

In a damning confirmation of the ongoing bloodbath in Benue State, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially withdrawn corps members from Mbaa community in Kwande Local Government Area due to relentless attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen. While the state government continues to downplay and outright deny the killings ravaging Benue, this latest move by NYSC exposes the grim reality: Benue is under siege, and the government is failing its people.

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