Benue under siege as herdsmen slaughter over 500 in Agatu, Otukpo, Apa
Benue, the nation's food basket, is mired in catastrophe. Daily attacks by heavily armed cattlemen in military camouflage target roughly 200 villages. Over 500 people have died in three local government areas in Benue South Senatorial District, known as Idoma land, in the past three months. Many homes have burned demolished and many residents are missing in villages in Otukpo, Apa, and Agatu LGAs, where marauders killed several locals. No one has claimed responsibility for the horrible attacks, but residents blame ‘Fulani herdsmen.’ Bloodbath returns to Agatu After years of calm, Agatu has been hit by a slaughter that has…