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Posted by George on Wed 25th Apr, 2018 - tori.ng

Benue State which has been at the receiving end in the wake of the Fulani herdsmen crisis has continued to boil amid agitations by the people for the government to intervene in the crisis.

Angry protesters on the streets

Makurdi, the capital of Benue State has been brought to a standstill by protesters over the ongoing killings in the state.

The protesters, Daily Post gathered have taken over major streets of the state, calling on the federal government to come to their aide.

Media reports have it that over 100 persons have been killed between yesterday and today in Guma, Gwer and Logo areas of the state by suspected herdsmen.

A reporter observed that the protesters, mostly women garbed in black attires are currently matching around the Bishop of Makurdi Dioceses house, weeping while singing corrosively, ‘Go and tell Buhari they are killing us.’