“BENUE YELWATA’S NIGHT OF FIRE”: INSIDE THE BENUE MASSACRE THAT STUNNED NIGERIA
“BENUE YELWATA’S NIGHT OF FIRE”: INSIDE THE BENUE MASSACRE THAT STUNNED NIGERIA Date: 17 June 2025 By: Audoz Buzz Investigations Desk 🔥 What happened? Shortly after nightfall last Friday (13 June) armed men swept into Yelwata, a farming hub in Guma LGA, Benue State. By dawn the next day at least 100 – 150 civilians lay dead; many had been shot in their sleep, others trapped as homes and market stalls were torched. Amnesty International calls it “one of the deadliest single assaults on Benue in years.” 👥 Faces behind the numbers “I lost five members of my family. My body is weak, my heart keeps racing,” 37-year-old farmer Fidelis Adidi told Reuters as he stood before the charred room that once sheltered his wives and children. Pregnant trader Talatu Agauta returned to discover 40 bags of rice—her entire harvest—reduced to ash. “Even if I die here, I don’t mind. This is home.” 📊 The toll so far Metric Latest figure Confirmed dead ≥ 150 (communi...