Security & Justice
Security developments, crime, policing, courts, legal matters and access to justice across Benue.
BENUE: HUSBAND & WIFE SLAIN AS GUNMEN STRIKE AGATU COMMUNITY AGAIN
Suspected armed herdsmen have killed a husband and wife and injured several others in Agatu, Benue State. Security concerns heighten as threats of further attacks emerge.
TRAGEDY IN BENUE AS MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS OWN SISTER & NEPHEW FINALLY NABBED BY VIGILANTES
A suspected kidnapper accused of killing his step-sister and her son during a failed abduction in Benue has been arrested by a local vigilante group and handed over to police.
BENUE ACTIVIST ZEGE ORKWANDE GIVES ALLEGED TRAFFICKER 6-HOUR ULTIMATUM AFTER APOLOGY
A Benue activist has issued a 6-hour ultimatum to an Abuja-based woman accused of trafficking young girls, demanding public apology, victim details, and steps for their return.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INVOKES POWERS TO PROBE AIR FORCE CHIEFS OVER MBAIVUR LAND GRABBING CRISIS IN BENUE
The House of Representatives has summoned the Chief of Air Staff and other senior Air Force officers over allegations of assault, land grabbing, and intimidation in a Benue community.
GUNMEN ABDUCT PROSPECTIVE CORPER ON AKWANGA–JOS HIGHWAY EN ROUTE MAIDUGURI CAMP
Gift David Samiya, a prospective corps member travelling to Maiduguri for NYSC orientation, has been kidnapped on the Akwanga–Jos road. His family says abductors are demanding N10 million for his release.
JUSTICE BEGINS FOR ANGWAN RUKUBA VICTIMS AS 4 FACE TRIAL OVER PALM SUNDAY KILLINGS
Four suspects have been arraigned by the Plateau State Government over the Palm Sunday attack in Jos, with tight security deployed at the High Court during proceedings.
BURUKU CHAIRMAN CONDEMNS KILLING OF NYSC MEMBER, DIRECTS IMMEDIATE PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTS
A corps member has died following an alleged assault by vigilante operatives in Buruku LGA. Authorities confirm arrests and promise prosecution as investigations begin.
18 PASSENGERS ABDUCTED, DRIVER & ONE OTHER ESCAPE BENUE LINKS BUS AMBUSH IN OTUKPO
Gunmen have reportedly abducted 18 passengers from a Benue Links bus along the Makurdi–Otukpo road. Only the driver and one passenger escaped the late-night attack.
TWO KIDNAP VICTIMS RESCUED UNHARMED IN UKUM LGA OF BENUE STATE
Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have rescued two kidnap victims in Ukum LGA of Benue State after a late-night operation. The victims, abducted earlier in April, were recovered unharmed following sustained military pressure.
"THEY ARE NOT FACELESS"—NAMES OF NINE SLAIN IN BENUE COMMUNITY EMERGE
Nine residents killed in an attack in Edikwu Ankpali, Benue State, have been named, shifting focus from statistics to human stories. As grief deepens, residents renew calls for stronger security and accountability.