{"id":165037,"date":"2025-05-31T00:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/angry-youths-storm-benue-lawmakers-house-with-corpses"},"modified":"2025-05-31T01:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T00:03:29","slug":"angry-youths-storm-benue-lawmakers-house-with-corpses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/angry-youths-storm-benue-lawmakers-house-with-corpses","title":{"rendered":"Angry youths storm Benue lawmaker\u2019s house with corpses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Angry youths in Tse Orjime community, Agan, in Mbalagh Council Ward of Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State, have reacted to a deadly attack by suspected armed herdsmen by moving the corpses of slain farmers to the residence of their state legislator, Hon. Alfred Berger, the member representing Makurdi North in the Benue State House of Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic incident occurred on Thursday, May 29, 2025, when suspected herders killed three villagers on their farms.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses said the assailants later invaded the community around 5 pm, firing sporadically to force residents to flee their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Panic ensued as community members fled in various directions, with many escaping through the Makurdi-Daudu highway and into the North Bank area of Makurdi, the state capital, located about three kilometres from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>After the attackers retreated, community youths reportedly recovered the three corpses from the farms and carried them on foot to the residence of Berger and torched his house.<\/p>\n<p>The action was seen as a protest against continued insecurity and perceived government inaction in the face of persistent attacks by armed herdsmen in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Angry youths in Tse Orjime community, Agan, in Mbalagh Council Ward of Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State, have reacted to a deadly attack by suspected armed herdsmen by moving the corpses of slain farmers to the residence of their state legislator, Hon. 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