Former House of Representatives member, Mark Gbillah, has once again brought national attention to the unrelenting crisis plaguing Benue State, particularly the Yelwata community. In an emotionally charged reflection, Gbillah recounted the root causes of the violence, accusing Fulani herders of deliberately attempting to displace indigenous people from their ancestral land.…KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
According to Gbillah, the killings are not just random acts of violence, but a coordinated effort to seize land that rightfully belongs to the Benue people. He declared, “This is the target, it’s an incursion to take out land and drive us away from our land. And for students of history, they will remember that the Benue valley is where the jihadist incursion to Nigeria was stopped. The Benue valley is where even the civil war was stopped.”
Gbillah’s remarks underscore the historical and strategic importance of the Benue Valley in Nigeria’s past struggles. With this context, he suggests the current violence is part of a broader agenda—an extension of past territorial ambitions now dressed in the modern guise of herder-farmer conflict.…KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
