Angry youths wey vex well well on Sunday march go Wurukum food basket roundabout for Makurdi, Benue State, to protest how dem say suspected herdsmen kill plenti people for Yelwata.
Di protesters gather early morning around 8am for di roundabout to show say dem no happy about wetin happen for Yelwata on Saturday. Social media influencer, Martin Otse wey dem sabi as VeryDarkMan, later join di protest.
One of di protesters, Solomon Amande, tell journalists say Benue youths dey vex because President Bola Tinubu and di Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, never talk anything or do something serious about di killings — including children, women and old people wey die.
Wen Benue State Deputy Governor, Sam Ode, come try address di crowd, di youths no gree. Dem tell am make e go call di governor himself make e come talk to dem face to face.
Na so armed police and soldiers come show, begin try stop di protest. E later turn gbege as dem use tear gas scatter di crowd. But di youths no gree fear — dem say dem no go allow anybody intimidate dem and dem still dey call on President Tinubu and Governor Alia to act fast.
Di protest happen as attacks don dey happen back-to-back for Benue, where innocent people dey die anyhow. For last Saturday own, dem say armed men wey dem believe na herdsmen attack Yelwata again and many people die.
Governor Hyacinth Alia later condemn di killings, say nobody get right to take another person life. Na Deputy Governor Sam Ode represent am when e go visit di scene of di attack on Sunday.
Di governor talk say e dey work with federal security people, traditional rulers, and community leaders to find better solution to di wahala.
E also talk say more tactical teams from Federal Government don dey enter Benue and dem go still deploy more security for di places wey danger dey plenty.
Dem don also deploy response squads and dem dey do community meetings to improve intelligence and information sharing.
Di governor still beg religious, traditional and political leaders make dem talk to di youths make dem no dey gather anyhow or do anything wey fit cause more wahala.
