Benue: Outrage as herdsman murders man hours after child died at birth

Tension has gripped Ojoga community in Ichama, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State following the murder of 22-year-old Joseph Gabriel Obitiye by a suspected Fulani herdsman identified as Suleiman, the son of Nana.

The incident occurred on Friday, March 28, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm, hours after Obitiye had taken his wife to St. Mary’s Hospital, Okpoga, where she tragically delivered a stillborn child.

Upon returning home, friends gathered to console him,…