At least 10 people are feared dead and several injured following attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The state governor has condemned the attacks and commended security agencies.

Residents of Ankpechi community in Benue State were thrown into panic after suspected armed herdsmen reportedly invaded the area, shooting a resident and looting shops.

The Nigerian Senate has initiated an investigation into the killing of public health worker Ojama Emie, who was allegedly murdered by suspected armed herdsmen in Ikobi, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.

Suspected armed herdsmen reportedly killed three persons, injured several others, and abducted commuters in separate attacks on communities and a police checkpoint in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State.

Suspected armed herdsmen reportedly took over the Gyungu Aze-Yogbo road in Mbayer/Yandev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, Benue state, attacking commuters and severely injuring a female passenger.

Armed herdsmen attacked the Yelewata community in Benue, Nigeria, injuring two people. The incident follows a previous incursion on June 13, 2025, which reportedly claimed over 200 lives.

Tension has gripped parts of Agatu Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, Nigeria, following the killing of a local woodcutter and farm operator by suspected armed herdsmen. The victim was identified as an indigene of Enungba.

By Peter Duru Makurdi —Two fishermen have been reportedly killed in an ambush by armed herdsmen in Obishu community of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A source in the area disclosed that the victims were waylaid by the killer herdsmen late Monday while at their mud fishing pond to harvest their fish. The […] The post 2 fishermen killed in Benue ambush by armed herders appeared first on Vanguard News.

Armed herdsmen invaded two local government areas in Benue, Nigeria, killing a mother and three others, rustling cattle, and leaving many residents unaccounted for.

Terrorist activities have led to the abandonment of numerous communities, which are subsequently taken over by armed herdsmen who convert them into settlements or grazing fields.

Police in Enugu State, Nigeria, have launched an investigation into the origins of a social media report falsely alleging an armed herdsmen attack on a school in Ezeagu Local Government Area.

Armed herdsmen attacked commuters in the Eziobodo community of Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, resulting in one fatality and the abduction of an unspecified number of people.

At least four people were killed and several others injured in Aila community, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria, following an ambush by suspected armed herdsmen.

Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has ordered security agencies to launch coordinated operations to flush out suspected armed herdsmen camps in forests across the state following renewed deadly attacks on rural communities.

A farmer in Benue recounted his terrifying encounter with armed herdsmen, stating that their guns failed to fire during the confrontation.

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) reported that more than 190,150 Nigerians have been killed by bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and armed herdsmen between July 2006 and the present.

Two fishermen have been reportedly killed in an ambush by armed herdsmen in Obishu community of Agatu Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The post Benue: Again, armed herders kill two fishermen n Agatu ambush appeared first on Vanguard News.

Fresh tension has gripped several communities in Nigeria's Benue State following reports of an influx of suspected armed herdsmen, sparking fears of possible attacks on residents.

Suspected armed herdsmen have attacked the Edjekota Community in Delta State, Nigeria, leaving one person injured. Residents are living in fear and seeking security intervention following the series of attacks.

A kidnap victim from Benue South claims that armed herdsmen have established a 'Sambisa Forest'-like stronghold in the area, demanding ransoms of up to N20 million for captives.

Suspected armed herdsmen have attacked commuters on the Naka-Agagbe road in Benue State, Nigeria, abducting a woman and injuring others.

Residents of Logo Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria, have raised alarms over a significant influx of armed Fulani herdsmen into the Gaambe-Tiev axis, leading to heightened tensions in affected communities.

The death toll from an armed herdsmen attack on Agena community in Benue State, Nigeria, has risen to 11 after two more bodies were recovered.

Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly taken control of seven communities in Benue State, Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of four people and several injuries.

At least 15 people were reportedly killed and several injured in an attack by suspected armed herdsmen on the Ojantele community in Nigeria's Benue State.

A pastor and at least one other person were reportedly killed following fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in the Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.