{"id":7027,"date":"2025-06-15T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=7027"},"modified":"2025-06-15T14:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:43:32","slug":"protest-breaks-out-in-benue-as-angry-youths-block-abuja-makurdi-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/06\/15\/protest-breaks-out-in-benue-as-angry-youths-block-abuja-makurdi-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest Breaks Out In Benue As Angry Youths Block Abuja-Makurdi Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Angry Benue youths on Sunday staged a protest and blocked the Abuja-Makurdi highway, expressing outrage over the continued killings in the state.<\/p>\n

The demonstrators, dressed in black attire and carrying palm fronds and placards with various inscriptions, barricaded the ever-busy road, disrupting vehicular movement and demanding immediate action to end the bloodshed.<\/p>\n

The protesters prevented vehicles from passing, causing gridlock and panic among commuters.<\/p>\n

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The protest comes barely 24 hours after suspected armed herdsmen launched a deadly attack on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area, where over 200 people were reportedly killed.<\/p>\n

The Benue State Government had earlier issued a warning against unlawful gatherings and confrontations, particularly by youths, in the wake of escalating tensions across affected communities.<\/p>\n

Despite the appeal for calm, the youths said they feel abandoned and are demanding concrete security measures and justice for the victims of the attacks.<\/p>\n

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While Men of the Nigerian Police fired teargas to disperse a crowd of angry protesters demonstrating against the brutal killing of over 200 residents in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area.<\/p>\n

The protesters, dressed in black and wielding placards, had taken to the streets to demand justice and immediate action from the state and federal governments.<\/p>\n

Their chants filled the air with grief and outrage as they called for an end to the unrelenting attacks by suspected armed herdsmen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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