Rev. Akpen Leva, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria’s (CAN) Benue State Chapter, reminded the state’s residents on Saturday that the murderous herdsmen have not ceased attacking residents without cause. BROOMHOME remembers that on Thursday of last week, suspected terrorists massacred 15 persons in the state’s Logo Local Government Area. Through his Director … Read more
The police have confirmed that some unidentified gunmen abducted Chief Ekpe Ogbu, the Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development. According to reports, the Commissioner and three other people were kidnapped on Sunday night around 9 p.m. at the infamous Adankari junction on the Ado-Otukpo road. Other victims included the Commissioner’s driver, whose identity … Read more
The Commander of Army Special Forces 4, Maj. Gen. Hilary Nzan, has issued a warning to all criminal elements in the state of Benue to leave the state immediately or give peace a chance. Because “peace is not up for negotiation in the state,” the commander of the force, whose headquarters are located in Doma, … Read more
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has pledged to bring the most important Fulani socio-cultural organization, Miyetti Allah, before the ICC over alleged invasions and killings in the state by armed Fulani herdsmen. The decision was announced by Mr. Michael Gusa, the state’s attorney general and commissioner for justice, who intimated that the number of killings … Read more