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LequteMan
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Benue youths in their thousands on Wednesday took over the strategic Wurukum roundabout and Makurdi Lafia Road in protest over the attack on their communities by suspected herdsmen, which has claimed over 50 lives.
They stormed major roads as early as 8 a.m., in peaceful protests that rendered traffic comatose. They, however, went wild when they saw a car conveying about six bodies from Guma council to the BSUTH morgue.
The protest turned violent when Governor Samuel Ortom alongside members of the State Executive Council tried to prevail on the youths to remain calm, with a promise that the matter had been reported to the President, who also promised to intervene.
At that point, the youths demanded that the President should address Benue people over the killings and when the governor tried to prevail on them to show understanding, the protesters became unruly and started throwing stones and sticks.
Security operatives had to whisk away the governor from the scene to safety.
They stormed major roads as early as 8 a.m., in peaceful protests that rendered traffic comatose. They, however, went wild when they saw a car conveying about six bodies from Guma council to the BSUTH morgue.
The protest turned violent when Governor Samuel Ortom alongside members of the State Executive Council tried to prevail on the youths to remain calm, with a promise that the matter had been reported to the President, who also promised to intervene.
At that point, the youths demanded that the President should address Benue people over the killings and when the governor tried to prevail on them to show understanding, the protesters became unruly and started throwing stones and sticks.
Security operatives had to whisk away the governor from the scene to safety.