Suspected Herders Kill Four in Renewed Benue Attack

Benue State – Four people were killed by suspected armed herders in a renewed attack on Abaushwa community in Nzorov Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, with several others sustaining injuries.

A local source said the attackers invaded the community at about midnight on Monday, attacking homes and killing residents in their sleep, in a pattern consistent with previous assaults on farming communities in the area.

The attack adds to a long running series of violent clashes between farming communities and suspected herders in Benue State, where recurring incidents have displaced residents and disrupted agricultural activity across multiple local government areas.

Security agencies have not yet issued a detailed public statement on the attack, though residents in the area say they expect increased security deployment following the latest incident.

Local leaders have renewed calls for stronger security presence in rural farming communities across Benue, warning that continued attacks threaten both lives and the state’s broader agricultural productivity.

The Benue State Government has previously pledged to address recurring farmer herder clashes through dialogue and security deployment, though attacks have continued despite those assurances.