Angry youths in Benue South on Saturday staged a protest during the ongoing primaries of the All Progressives Congress, demanding urgent action over persistent killings in parts of the Idoma-speaking area.
The protesters barricaded a major highway in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, disrupting vehicular movement and political activities in the area.
Carrying a coffin and placards bearing various inscriptions, the demonstrators chanted “No election” and insisted that political activities should not continue while residents were being killed by armed attackers.
According to the protesting youths, the security situation in Apa Local Government Area has deteriorated significantly, with repeated attacks allegedly carried out by suspected armed herdsmen and other criminal elements.
One of the protesters was heard saying, “Apa is bleeding, we are saying no to election.’the
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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
Credit: Facebook | Idoma Television
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