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adenigga(m): 6:11am On Apr 01
Residents of Olena in Asa community, Otukpo LGA of Benue State, have fled their homes following a series of attacks by suspected herdsmen.

DAILY POST gathered that the community has been under siege for the past four days, with several people killed and many others abducted.

A resident, who spoke to our reporter, confirmed that villagers were forced to flee on Monday night when it became clear that help was not coming.

He lamented that the attackers had been terrorizing the community unchallenged for days.

“I am currently in Upu. I escaped with my family this night. At the moment, we have all vacated our community. Olena has been under attack for days now.

“They have killed and kidnapped several people. We have been crying for help, but no security agents have come to our rescue. I barely managed to escape with my life and my family tonight.

“Olena is under serious attack as we speak,” he said.

Our reporter also obtained video clips showing residents fleeing their homes on Monday night as the attacks continued.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/residents-flee-as-herdsmen-launch-fresh-attack-on-Benue-community

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Engrgabi: 6:16am On Apr 01
Reading this news online doesn’t fully capture what it means to constantly flee your home in fear of being killed by these marauders. I recently watched a YouTube documentary on communities displaced by bandits and hxrdsmen,seeing their suffering firsthand was heartbreaking

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Pierocash(m): 6:21am On Apr 01
You won't hear pim from both northern and southern governors, nobody will be arrested , and no compensation will be paid, no northern governor will travel to visit the victims . But once the table turns, our own southern and coward governors will travel to Kano to go beg and promise compensation to the families. They will tell you they killed innocent fulani hunters, like the ones fulanis have been killing and raping are not innocent farmers and innocent villagers.

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ekineme: 6:27am On Apr 01
That's the problem with Nigeria, no elite Ffk, shehu sani and the rest including Reno is saying anything about this constant attack by herdsmen on benue communities, what about the state governor and other govt officials?
If the villagers decides to retaliate now, the whole media will go agog, that benue are attacking innocent northerners and that north will not vote PO because igbos the attack on northerners,......blablabla

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JAOS(m): 6:28am On Apr 01
Federal government is really not serious in protecting lives in Benue State why not send our arm forces to help this people it is getting too much

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Goodmarlian: 6:36am On Apr 01
When will northern government pay condolence meeting to o the displaced families ?

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Beremx(f): 6:42am On Apr 01
Who are those actually sponsoring these Fulani terrorists? Are they being sponsored by external forces? Why's the government handling the matter with kid gloves? When will this come to an end?

So many questions to ask

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aswani(m): 6:51am On Apr 01
adenigga:


Residents of Olena in Asa community, Otukpo LGA of Benue State, have fled their homes following a series of attacks by suspected herdsmen.

DAILY POST gathered that the community has been under siege for the past four days, with several people killed and many others abducted.

A resident, who spoke to our reporter, confirmed that villagers were forced to flee on Monday night when it became clear that help was not coming.

He lamented that the attackers had been terrorizing the community unchallenged for days.

“I am currently in Upu. I escaped with my family this night. At the moment, we have all vacated our community. Olena has been under attack for days now.

“They have killed and kidnapped several people. We have been crying for help, but no security agents have come to our rescue. I barely managed to escape with my life and my family tonight.

“Olena is under serious attack as we speak,” he said.

Our reporter also obtained video clips showing residents fleeing their homes on Monday night as the attacks continued.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/residents-flee-as-herdsmen-launch-fresh-attack-on-Benue-community

Here is another opportunity for Northern politicians and bloggers to condemn Fulani attacking innocent people, I hope they take it with both hands.

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helinues: 7:00am On Apr 01
Reprisal attack

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Zionmdde: 7:18am On Apr 01
helinues:
Reprisal attack
And this one parades himself as a human being. A full grown adult for that matter

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Mahenson: 7:28am On Apr 01
Ahmed Musa come and see ur blood thirsty brothers in action. You will not hear the northern elders make a noise about this issues.

Bloody hypocrites.
Nigerians defend yourself against these Fulani.marauders.

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idahme(m): 7:32am On Apr 01
helinues:
Reprisal attack

Omo u don cast, go see ur psychiatrist

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Nonybb: 7:35am On Apr 01
To be very Frank with you I don't have a wicked heart but any time I heard that Benue community has been murdered by Fulani herdsmen, I don't feel any atom of pity. These are the people that voted APC government and proclaim themselves as one Nigeria. The only tribe that I am not indifferent to are Igbos when it comes to Fulani attack. Willie Obiano looted Anambra state for 8 years and yet when Ifeanyi Ubah ran under APC, Including Valentine Ozigbo of PDP, we didn't see them as alternatives. We still match in anger and return the candidacy of the person that looted our resource. That is what it means to determine your own destiny and not to have affiliation with the APC Fulani enablers

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MAR2012: 7:38am On Apr 01
helinues:
Reprisal attack

It seems there is something you know that we don't.
From your post, I deduce that the people of Olena in Asa community, Otukpo LGA of Benue State were the to attack Fulani Community killing and kidnaping them for long.

So, the peace loving Fulani who could not endure it anymore, just came for reprisal attack.


Now, I will appreciate if you can update us with the details of those attacks by the Benue Community against the
Fulani Community before this reprisal.
Where is this Fulani Community?
Do they share Boundaries with the people of Olena.
Or did the Olena people travel to a Fulani Community in Taraba, Sokoto or Adamawa to attack them?

When did such attacks take place?

Thanks and happy New Month.

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Agboriotejoye(m): 7:44am On Apr 01
One smart thing about herdsmen is that they always ensure no one posts videos of their atrocities

With this, the evil politicians who don't really care about the people that vote them can hide and feign ignorance of the matter or even send their media warriors to distract from the issue

Look at this one now. You won't hear the president, VP, SP, speaker CJN, efcc etc etc issue any statement.

The governor of Kaduna will not go to Benue to kneel down and apologise or promise to take care of the casualties and their families

Everyone will move on as if nothing happened. It's just rain that fell there

Meanwhile Tinubu purportedly won in Benue and lost in Kano. Benue is an APC state while Kano is opposition

Terrible country, terrible leaders

helinues:
Reprisal attack
You see am?

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adenigga(m): 7:48am On Apr 01
helinues:
Reprisal attack
Is Benue, Edo?
Think deep before commenting........

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Newsmills: 7:50am On Apr 01
The Governor is afraid of state of emergency.

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Agboriotejoye(m): 7:51am On Apr 01
Nonybb:
To be very Frank with you I don't have a wicked heart but any time I heard that Benue community has been murdered by Fulani herdsmen, I don't feel any atom of pity. These are the people that voted APC government and proclaim themselves as one Nigeria. The only tribe that I am not indifferent to are Igbos when it comes to Fulani attack. Willie Obiano looted Anambra state for 8 years and yet when Ifeanyi Ubah ran under APC, Including Valentine Ozigbo of PDP, we didn't see them as alternatives. We still match in anger and return the candidacy of the person that looted our resource. That is what it means to determine your own destiny and not to have affiliation with the APC Fulani enablers
But Obi claimed he won Benue in the tribunal
That means Obi was lying
Did Enugu also vote APC to keep getting attacks from same herdsmen?

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Nonybb: 7:55am On Apr 01
Agboriotejoye:

But Obi claimed he won Benue in the tribunal
That means Obi was lying
Did Enugu also vote APC to keep getting attacks from same herdsmen?

You even establish my case the more. The people that rigged for APC deserve to be haunted by herdsmen in that state

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maivd: 7:56am On Apr 01
adenigga:


Residents of Olena in Asa community, Otukpo LGA of Benue State, have fled their homes following a series of attacks by suspected herdsmen.

DAILY POST gathered that the community has been under siege for the past four days, with several people killed and many others abducted.

A resident, who spoke to our reporter, confirmed that villagers were forced to flee on Monday night when it became clear that help was not coming.

He lamented that the attackers had been terrorizing the community unchallenged for days.

“I am currently in Upu. I escaped with my family this night. At the moment, we have all vacated our community. Olena has been under attack for days now.

“They have killed and kidnapped several people. We have been crying for help, but no security agents have come to our rescue. I barely managed to escape with my life and my family tonight.

“Olena is under serious attack as we speak,” he said.

Our reporter also obtained video clips showing residents fleeing their homes on Monday night as the attacks continued.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/residents-flee-as-herdsmen-launch-fresh-attack-on-Benue-community

We expect the southern governors to replicate the same energy the idiots in the north show when the 16 northern kidnappers where turn to ashes.
Agboriotejoye(m): 8:01am On Apr 01
Nonybb:


You even establish my case the more. The people that rigged for APC deserve to be haunted by herdsmen in that state
What a truckload of rubbish!!
And how do you know these particular set of people rigged for APC
Were they polling agents or presiding officers?
These are villagers
You need to stop writing nonsense
The way some of you think shows you're even worse than the APC

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JASONjnr(m): 8:03am On Apr 01
One of my colleagues was bragging how Benue people are dealing with fulanis..... I cut off his bluffs and told him the fulanis were literally killing people in Benue communities but he refused to listen.

These Benue people are the weakest Nigerians so far.

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Nonybb: 8:06am On Apr 01
Agboriotejoye:

What a truckload of rubbish!!
And how do you know these particular set of people rigged for APC
Were they polling agents or presiding officers?
These are villagers
You need to stop writing nonsense
The way some of you think shows you're even worse than the APC

Like I said, I have no emotion when I see them murdered. They ed APC and jeered Ortom that wants to save them from FULANI animals. Nigeria is a crime scene

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iwaeda: 8:06am On Apr 01
No need to declare state of emergency and food price will continue to come down. Those who love Nigeria more than their tribes, religion and party will still tell you, Tinubu is doing well. grin grin grin grin

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Jman06(m): 8:24am On Apr 01
Monday Okpebholo left the group

Atiku left

Abba Ysusuf left


Tinubu exited


Ahmed Musa left


All the hypocritical northern politicians and their southern slaves left the group


Nonsense

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shogotermies(m): 8:27am On Apr 01
The so called northern elders won’t see this.

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aswani(m): 8:50am On Apr 01
Nonybb:
To be very Frank with you I don't have a wicked heart but any time I heard that Benue community has been murdered by Fulani herdsmen, I don't feel any atom of pity. These are the people that voted APC government and proclaim themselves as one Nigeria. The only tribe that I am not indifferent to are Igbos when it comes to Fulani attack. Willie Obiano looted Anambra state for 8 years and yet when Ifeanyi Ubah ran under APC, Including Valentine Ozigbo of PDP, we didn't see them as alternatives. We still match in anger and return the candidacy of the person that looted our resource. That is what it means to determine your own destiny and not to have affiliation with the APC Fulani enablers

You realise not all of them voted APC in the stare. It was keenly contested.

This is why bitter Obidients will never do well in politics or life, because some didn't vote your candidate, you wish them death.

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Agboriotejoye(m): 9:00am On Apr 01
Nonybb:


Like I said, I have no emotion when I see them murdered. They ed APC and jeered Ortom that wants to save them from FULANI animals. Nigeria is a crime scene
But Ortom ruled for 8 years and the herdsmen crisis did not stop under his watch
If it's about Ortom, why didn't the herdsmen issue stop under him
If Ortom performed well, would the people turn against him
The East has two APC states presently
I guess it's fair to wish them gruesome deaths

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Gadafii: 9:15am On Apr 01
You see that Atiku and those other northern elites that have condemn the killing of 16 "hunters" will keep quiet and act like it never happened, hypocrites


But when Peter talk about it, he's branded as attacking the north or justifying the killing, the two crimes are evil, but why is one more important than the other?

We still have pictures and videos of Fulani people attacking an innocent unarmed girl, they stoned her to death, burnt her corpse, she was just 15, these northern bastards justified that horrible act, because she blasphemed, Atiku was even pressured to delete the tweets he made condemning that act, how's the death of these 16 terrorist more important than the death of a child who was never armed ??

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Disenfranchised: 10:00am On Apr 01
Musa Ahmed lend your voice now!

Abi is now about religion and tribe?

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Disenfranchised: 10:03am On Apr 01
Agboriotejoye:

But Ortom ruled for 8 years and the herdsmen crisis did not stop under his watch
If it's about Ortom, why didn't the herdsmen issue stop under him
If Ortom performed well, would the people turn against him
The East has two APC states presently
I guess it's fair to wish them gruesome deaths

Ortom was elected under apc in his first term. Indomie!

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