{"id":167192,"date":"2025-06-17T07:57:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:03:17","slug":"benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party","title":{"rendered":"Benue bloodshed a national disgrace \u2013 Labour Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Labour Party has condemned the recent mass killings in Benue State, calling for immediate deployment of security personnel to protect vulnerable communities across Nigeria\u2019s North Central region.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the attacks as \u201ca fresh wave of senseless killings,\u201d the party\u2019s National Caretaker Committee, chaired by Senator Nenadi Usman, urged a full-scale investigation and swift prosecution of the perpetrators, regardless of status or affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday, Usman expressed deep sorrow over the killing of more than 100 people, including women, children, displaced persons, and security operatives, as well as the destruction of homes and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese were not mere numbers. They were human beings, innocent lives ended brutally,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren who deserved safety were slaughtered. Mothers who should be nurturing families were buried in mass graves. Fathers who tried to defend their homes were cut down without mercy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The LP leader lamented the unrelenting violence, pointing to the torching of homes, ambushes on security personnel, and repeated assaults on displaced persons as grim evidence of the state\u2019s failure to protect its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bloodshed in Benue should rattle every conscience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more than a regional crisis; it\u2019s a national disgrace. The boldness of the attackers and the vulnerability of the victims reveal a troubling vacuum in leadership and accountability,\u201d Usman stated.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond military intervention, the party called for a coordinated humanitarian response, including food supplies, shelter, medical assistance, and trauma support for survivors.<\/p>\n<p>Usman urged Nigerians to move beyond \u201croutine condemnations\u201d and demand real action, stressing that silence and indifference only embolden violent actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the grieving families, I mourn with you as a mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the orphaned children, the widowed women, and the devastated communities, your cries are heard. Your pain resonates nationwide, and your demand for justice must not be ignored,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She reaffirmed the Labour Party\u2019s commitment to pushing for policies that prioritize the safety and dignity of all Nigerians, particularly those in rural and conflict-ridden areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria cannot continue like this,\u201d Usman lamented.<\/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. The Labour Party has condemned the recent mass killings in Benue State, calling for immediate deployment of security personnel to protect vulnerable communities across Nigeria\u2019s North Central region. Describing the attacks as \u201ca fresh wave of senseless killings,\u201d the party\u2019s National Caretaker Committee, chaired by Senator Nenadi Usman, urged a full-scale investigation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":167191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[331,3634,254],"class_list":["post-167192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-benue","tag-labour-party","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benue bloodshed a national disgrace \u2013 Labour Party - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Labour Party has condemned the recent mass killings in Benue State, calling for immediate deployment of security per ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benue bloodshed a national disgrace \u2013 Labour Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Labour Party has condemned the recent mass killings in Benue State, calling for immediate deployment of security per ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-17T06:57:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-17T08:03:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1750134867.031498.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"603\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Benue bloodshed a national disgrace \u2013 Labour Party\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-17T06:57:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-17T08:03:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party\"},\"wordCount\":356,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1750134867.031498.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Benue\",\"Labour Party\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/benue-bloodshed-a-national-disgrace-labour-party\",\"name\":\"Benue bloodshed a national disgrace \u2013 Labour Party - 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