March 10, 2024
Benue State Emergency Agency (SEMA) has distributed relief materials worth millions of Naira to victims of herdsmen killing in Gbagir community, Ukum Local Government Area in Benue State.
Recall that suspected herdsmen launched a deadly attack on a town called Gbagir and killed 50 persons, while many houses were set ablaze.
About 10, 000 families who were affected by the attack have fled the area and now living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps.
Executive Secretary of SEMA, James Aondokaa Iorpuu, who led the staff of the Agency, said the gesture was on the directive of Governor Hyacinth Alia.
Iorpuu told The Nation on the phone that the relief materials include food and non-food items.
They include 200 bags of rice, ear bags of beans, Maggi, salt, garri, soaps, mattresses, wrappers and cooking utensils.
The SEMA boss said a similar gesture will be extended to the Gwer East Local government area, where herdsmen killed 36 on Friday, and called on residents to be vigilant and report suspicious movement to security agencies.
