Violence Tracker
Benue State
| Date of Incident | Description of Incident | Community | LGA | No. of People Killed | No of People Injured | No of People Displaced | No of People Kiddnaped/Abducted | Source Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/1/2025 | A prominent farmer and business man was abducted and murdered by suspected armed herdsmen | Akor village, Nzorov Council Ward of Guma LGA | Guma LGA | 1 | N/A | N/A | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/killings-in-benue-plateau-by-armed-herdsmen-deserve-attention-as-uromi-incident-mbf-conyl-pidan-ida-voice-out/ | |
| 15/4/2025 | Benue: 13 killed, 50 houses burnt in Otobi Akpa attack | Otobi Akpa Community | Otukpo LGA | 13+ | N/A | N/A | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/benue-13-killed-50-houses-burnt-in-otobi-akpa-attack/ | |
| 12/1/2025 | 3 killed while several others injured in Okpomaju herder-hunter clash | Okpomaju village of Okete Ward | Otukpo LGA | 3 | N/A | N/A | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/killings-in-benue-plateau-by-armed-herdsmen-deserve-attention-as-uromi-incident-mbf-conyl-pidan-ida-voice-out/ | |
| 4/4/2025 | Suspected herdsmen attack Benue again, kill guard | Otobi Akpa Community | Otukpo LGA | 1 | N/A | N/A | https://dailypost.ng/2025/04/05/suspected-herdsmen-attack-benue-again-kill-guard/ | |
| 18/2/2025 | On February 18, 2025 at least 19 persons were gruesomely murdered with 16 of the corpses dumped in the river. | Kwande LGA | Kwande LGA | 19+ | N/A | N/A | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/killings-in-benue-plateau-by-armed-herdsmen-deserve-attention-as-uromi-incident-mbf-conyl-pidan-ida-voice-out/ | |
| 3/4/2025 | April 3, 2025 an 18-seater bus belonging to the Benue state government owned Benue Links Transport Company, was attacked by suspected armed men who abducted 13 of the passengers after shooting dead the driver and a passenger. | Ikobi community | Otukpo LGA | 2+ | N/A | N/A | ||
| 15/4/2025 | Suspected herdsmen attack Benue community and kill 7 .The death toll has risen to 11 , which was confirmed by the local security | Otobi community in Akpa district | Otukpo LGA | 11 | 2+ | N/A | https://www.channelstv.com/2025/04/15/just-in-some-persons-feared-killed-as-suspected-herdsmen-attack-benue-community/ https://www.channelstv.com/2025/04/16/death-toll-rises-to-11-as-deputy-gov-visits-attacked-benue-community/# | |
| 16/4/2025 | Suspected herdsmen violently attacked 3 communities in Benue again. | Emichi, Odudaje , and Okpamaju community | Otukpo LGA | 2+ | 3 | N/A | https://www.channelstv.com/2025/04/16/again-suspected-herdsmen-attack-three-benue-communities/ | |
| 13/6/2025 | A fresh suspected herdsmen attack on a Benue community may have led to the death of many residents. | Yelwata | Guma LGA | 2+ | 26 | N/A | https://www.channelstv.com/2025/06/14/many-feared-dead-in-fresh-suspected-herdsmen-attack-on-benue-community/ | |
| 1/7/2025 | No fewer than 58 people have been killed in a bloody weekend marked by fresh armed attacks and a communal clash across three local government areas of Benue State. | Gwer West, Apa LGA'S | Gwer West, Apa LGA'S | 43 | N/A | N/A | https://dailytrust.com/another-blood-bath-in-benue-58-killed?utm_source=chatgpt.com |