Posted by Samuel on Sun 21st Sep, 2025 - tori.ng
Eyewitnesses said the victims were ambushed while working on their farms behind the village, a tactic the assailants allegedly used after closely monitoring farming activities in the area.
Hundreds of enraged villagers from Achakpa community in Agan, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, on Saturday blocked the busy Makurdi–Abuja highway to protest the k!lling of residents by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen.
The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, September 20, 2025, on the outskirts of Achakpa community along the North Bank–Lafia road, claimed the lives of a man identified as Tor Felafa, his son, Peter and Mr. Francis Kulegwa, a senior choir master of Daudu Mission in the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi.
Several others were abducted, while many narrowly escaped, with some persons still missing.
Eyewitnesses said the victims were ambushed while working on their farms behind the village, a tactic the assailants allegedly used after closely monitoring farming activities in the area.
The protesters, who blocked the Garba–Atson–Abagena IDP camp axis of the highway, carried placards and tree branches, chanting solidarity songs and vowing not to vacate the road until justice is served.
A traveller, Melody Ede, who was on her way to Abuja, said the blockage caused motorists to be stranded as the villagers insisted the state governor must address them.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Udeme Edet, confirmed the k!llings but gave no further details.