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Govt Confirms 23 Killed In Apa, Naka As Herders Invade Benue Communities
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Jun 4, 2025
Govt Confirms 23 Killed In Apa, Naka As Herders Invade Benue Communities https://osazuwaakonedo.news/govt-confirms-23-killed-in-apa-naka-as-herders-invade-benue-communitites/03/06/2025/ #Nigeria Police Force #Apa #Benue #Gwer #Naka #Police ©June 3rd, 2025 ®June 3, 2025 11:15 pm Benue State Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Lormem Alia has confirmed the killing of 23 persons by herdsmen who invaded the Naka community and other communities in Apa and Gwer West local government areas on Sunday. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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venue state governor Reverend Father
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Hyers Loramalia has confirmed the
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killing of 23 persons by herdsmen who
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invaded the Naka community and other
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communities in Arper and GW are west
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local government areas on Sunday the
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governor in a statement he issued on his
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personal exocial media profile said the
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attacks on the locals were unprovoked on
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Tuesday large numbers of women were seen
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on protest march in Arpa local
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government area over the weekend
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herdsman killings which the women said
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have continued unabated due to
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government negligent attitude of
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governance the women dressed in black
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and carrying placards marched through
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major roads demanding urgent
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intervention from the state and federal
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governments the women gathered at the
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major road in Ugboko the local
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government area headquarters expressing
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deep anguish over the escalating
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violence that has left many widowed and
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children orphaned it was gathered that
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communities like Ajahakobi Edu Ankpali
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and Odigbo have suffered multiple deadly
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attacks in recent times protesting with
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one of the placard inscriptions Voice of
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the Hopeless Women the women presented a
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letter at the local government
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headquarters detailing their pain over
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what they described as relentless
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assaults on their families homes and
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farmlands venue state governor hires law
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mamalia in a statement stated that it is
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with a heavy heart that I confirm the
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loss of 23 innocent lives 12 in upper
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and 11 in GW or west local government
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areas due to brutal and unprovoked
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attacks these killings are unacceptable
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and as your governor I will not sit idle
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while our communities are turned into
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killing fields following an emergency
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security council meeting this morning at
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government house I have ordered joint
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security forces to immediately move into
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the affected areas and beyond their
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mission is clear stop the violence sweep
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the communities and restore peace this
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government stands firmly with every
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grieving family and displaced resident
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we are mobilizing every available
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resource to protect lives and bring
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those responsible for these heinous acts
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to justice more updates will follow as
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our security teams are on the ground i
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urge all citizens to remain vigilant and
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cooperate with security operatives as
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they carry out the duty venue state
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police command of the Nigeria Police
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Force in a statement on Monday said that
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the commissioner of police in the state
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has redeployed and relocated some of its
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top offices to the affected communities
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with a mandate to restore peace and
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order and as well arrest perpetrators of
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the crime the Benway state police
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command under the leadership of CPM and
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area feni has deployed resources to
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flash points in the state including
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Harper and GW are west local government
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areas where 10 and 12 persons lost their
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lives respectively and five others were
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hospitalized in the last 1 month
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personnel posted to these areas have
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been contending with these attackers and
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have suppressed them in most areas
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unfortunately these drowning bandits
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searched for vulnerable persons and
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attacked them killing some persons on
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the 1st of June
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2025 however the CP assures affected
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communities of his resolve to fight
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these attackers till they submit to the
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rule of law he has deployed additional
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police officers to beef up security and
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mandated him arrest offenders and
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prevent such unprovoked attacks the CP
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commiserates with families and friends
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of the deceased and redeploys personnel
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to cover up entries and exits to flash
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points the police stated as contained in
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the press release signed and made
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available by DSP UDE the police command
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public relations officer meanwhile the
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former Anamra state governor and former
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presidential candidate of Labour Party
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in the last concluded Nigeria general
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elections Peter Obi in a statement some
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days ago blamed the continued killings
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and high level of insecurity in Nigeria
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on leadership failure he said the news
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of the continued senseless killings that
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have gripped parts of Turaba Benue and
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KGI states in recent times is
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heartbreaking what we are witnessing is
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not merely violence it is a failure of
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leadership and a gaping wound in the
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soul of our nation in recent months a
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wave of violence has devastated
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communities across Taba Benue and Kogi
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claiming countless lives and wiping out
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families among the victims are children
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women and even men of faith casualties
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of a prolonged crisis that shows no sign
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of abating the bloodshed is staggering
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yet the response remains weak and muted
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as homes are destroyed and communities
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torn apart we risk normalizing the
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unacceptable mass killings displacement
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and the collapse of law and order these
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are not mere statistics there are fellow
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Nigerians each life lost is a tragedy
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that must not be ignored i have always
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maintained that the primary duty of the
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national government is the protection of
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life and property when this duty is
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repeatedly ignored when innocent
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citizens are butchered and nothing
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changes we must ask ourselves what kind
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of nation are we building what future
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are we promising our children i mourn
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with the good people of Taba Benue and
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Cogi i share the grief and I feel their
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pain but I also raise my voice because
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silence in the face of such horror is
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complicity we need urgent action not
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rhetoric we need justice not excuses we
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as leaders must value human life and
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will defend it with everything we have
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nigeria cannot continue like this this
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is not the Nigeria we deserve we must
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end this bloodshed we must reclaim our
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humanity peter Obi stated
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