Benue monarchs decry suspected herdsmen’s siege on communities

The Gwer West Local Government Traditional Council has condemned the continued siege laid by armed herdsmen on 15 council wards in Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, decrying widespread attacks, including rape, murder, and the destruction of homes and farmlands.

This condemnation was issued in a communiqué released following the council’s extraordinary expanded sitting held over the weekend in Naka, the LGA’s administrative headquarters. The…