*Alleged
Herdsmen Killing Of 33 Persons Sparks Protest In Benue*
Hundreds
of youths on Wednesday stormed the popular Food Basket Roundabout in Makurdi to
protest the alleged killing of at least 33 people by herdsmen in Benue State.
The protest led to a gridlock in the area, causing traffic obstruction for
motorists travelling through the state capital to the north and southern
regions of the country.
The
aggrieved youths have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in what
they described as “terrorist killings” in their state. Some of them were in
tears as a vehicle conveyed another corpse into the crowd to prove their claims
of the ongoing killings, following a reported attack which occurred on Tuesday
night.
The
protest came barely 24 hours after the State Security Council meeting which
held at the Government House in the state capital.
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