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Yelewata: List of 127 Persons Killed in Yelewata Benue Community

Posted by Thandiubani on Tue 17th Jun, 2025 - tori.ng

The list was obtained by DailyPost following the attack, contrary to the state government's claim that only 59 persons died.

 
A list of 127 persons killed in Saturday’s early morning attack on Yelewata, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State have been made public.
 
The list was obtained by DailyPost following the attack, contrary to the state government's claim that only 59 persons died.
 
However, when DAILY POST visited the community on Monday, residents claimed that over 300 people were killed by the assailants.
 
Franc Utoo, a lawyer-cum-politician and native of Yelewata, who lost over 33 members of his extended family and more than 50 of his political supporters, told our reporter that they have been able to identify about 127 persons who lost their lives in the carnage from his immediate community, with a similar number from neighboring villages who came to camp in the area.
 
He listed the victims as follows:
 
Adam Family
Torsaar Adam
 
Doose Adam
 
Nguyilan Adam
 
Ajah Family
Lydia Ajah
 
Terdoo Ajah
 
Iwuese Ajah
 
Akpen Family
Terzungwe Akpen
 
Aondohemba Akpen
 
Ushana Akpen
 
Shater Akpen
 
Mercy Akpen
 
Isaac Akpen
 
Amaki Family
Festus Amaki
 
Shater Amaki
 
Anya Family
Orbuter Anya
 
Aondoana Family
Dooshima Aondoana
 
Agbogo Aondoana
 
Erdoo Aondoana
 
Aondovihi Family
Mbakeren Aondovihi
 
Monday Aondovihi
 
Erdoo Aondovihi
 
Joe Aondovihi
 
Mwarga Aondovihi
 
Asom Family
Atuur Asom
 
Uvershigh Asom
 
Asoo Family
Doose Asoo
 
Aondosoo Asoo
 
Aboi Asoo
 
Ayom Family
Doose Ayom
 
Aza Family
Jude Aza
 
Chii Family
Fanen Chii
 
Doom Chii
 
Terzungwe Chii
 
Dende Family
Amaki Dende
 
Angbiandoo Dende
 
Mercy Dende
 
Lubem Dende
 
Dooga Family
Adohi Dooga
 
Mbanyiar Dooga
 
Ikyoche Dooga
 
Awanboi Dooga
 
Regina Dooga
 
Adoo Dooga
 
Aondofa Dooga
 
Ute Dooga

Fide Family
Gabriel Fide
 
Aondoana Fide
 
Ukese Fide
 
Averter Fide
 
Mwaraorga Fide
 
Fidelis Family
Terlumun Fidelis
 
Gbem Family
Lumunga Gbem
 
Gwabo Family
Felicia Gwabo
 
Mary Gwabo
 
Terhemba Gwabo
 
Jirgema Gwabo
 
Ikpakyaa Family
Orsoja Ikpakyaa
 
Injinia Ikpakyaa
 
Iorember Family
Sewuese Iorember
 
Iorhemen Family
Uwundu Iorhemen
 
Iormba Family
Mathew Iormba
 
Apam Iormba
 
Philomena Iormba
 
Akama Iormba
 
Ngodoo Iormba
 
Kumawues Iormba
 
Nensha Iormba
 
Kongo Family
Amina Kongo
 
Terkula Kongo

Koornam Family
Shaadye Koornam
 
Korna Family
Aboi Korna
 
Kyule Family
Iorgyer Kyule
 
Lamaaondo Family
Orlogbo Lamaaondo
 
Laadi Lamaaondo
 
Aondoawase Lamaaondo
 
Mermber Lamaaondo
 
Mfanyi Family
Mama Mfanyi
 
Nongotse Family
Terngu Nongotse
 
Msugh Nongotse
 
Dooshima Nongotse
 
Ordue Family
Kwaghhar Ordue
 
Doosuur Ordue
 
Doose Ordue
 
Orshio Family
Chia Orshio
 
Uyina Orshio
 
Katie Orshio
 
Myuega Orshio
 
Usha Orshio
 
Philomena Orshio
 
Alia Orshio
 
Shagwa Family
Yakov Shagwa
 
Margaret Shagwa
 
Erdoo Shagwa
 
Dooauur Shagwa
 
Sewuese Shagwa
 
Shiôr Family
Awan Shiôr
 
Simon Family
Manta Simon
 
Solomon Family
Terkimbir Solomon
 
Tsegba Family
Victoria Tsegba
 
Ngodoo Tsegba
 
Mimidoo Tsegba
 
Dorathy Tsegba
 
Msendoo Tsegba
 
Tyokuwa Family
Eunice Tyokuwa
 
Ubi Family
Mbaufe Ubi
 
Ucha Family
Aondohemba Ucha
 
Terver Ucha
 
Agon Ucha
 
Ugbah Family
Doowuese Ugbah
 
Ngodoo Ugbah
 
Uke Family
Edeember Uke
 
Aondodoo Uke
 
Samson Uke
 
Ukô Family
Logo Ukô
 
Ulam Family
Nongo Ulam
 
Aondoaver Ulam
 
Utim Family
Ormbagba Utim
 
Uto Family
Matthew Uto
 
Doopinen Uto
 
Kumater Uto
 
Terhile Uto
 
Uzer Family
Bonashe Uzer
 
Zerkohol Family
Versuwe Zerkohol

 

 



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