100 Killed By Gunmen In Nigeria, Several Missing, Says Amnesty International | World News
New Delhi: According to the International Amnesty International, at least 100 people were killed in a brutal attack of armed in the village of Benue, the center of Nigeria Benue.
The attack that occurred on Friday night and spilled on Saturday morning, was more lost, dozens of wounded and traumatized their families.
“The terrible murder of more than 100 people by armed men invading Yelewata, from the end of Friday to the early hours of Saturday, June 14, 2025, shows that the claims that the government has been implemented did not work.” He said.
Post, “Many people are still missing … Duzines were left without wounded and adequate medical care. Many families were locked and burned in bedrooms.”
Nigerian officials should immediately finish the daily bloodshed in Benue province and take real perpetrators to justice.
The terrible murder of more than 100 people by armed men invading Yelewata; From Friday to the early hours of Saturday, June 14, 2025… – Amnesty International Nigeria (@amnestynigeria) June 14, 2025
Violence in the state of Benue is part of a greater conflict between shepherds and farmers in land use that worsened with ethnic and religious tensions. Located in the middle of Nigeria, the region has witnessed a large number of conflicts between Muslim shepherds and Christian farmers.
The attack on the village of Yelewata is one of the many events in the region, and key statistics emphasize the seriousness of the crisis: since 2019, more than 500 lives have been displaced about 2.2 million people, and the latest attacks live at least 42 in the Gwer West region. Amnesty International, between May 2023 and May 2025, at least 10,217 people were killed in the attacks of armed men in several states, and Benue’s highest death fee of 6,896.
