Benue State has recently experienced a series of devastating massacres, with over 200 innocent lives lost in communities like Yelwata and Daudu in Guma Local Government Area. These attacks occurred just 48 hours after 25 people were killed in other communities within Makurdi LGA, highlighting a disturbing pattern of violence. This scale of loss has led many, including On-Air Personality N6, to describe the situation as an undeclared 'war' that has been ongoing since 2016.

President Bola Tinubu's recent visit to Benue to commiserate with victims drew significant criticism from political figures and socio-cultural groups. Peter Obi, the Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, condemned President Tinubu for failing to visit Yelwata, the epicentre of the recent deadly attack. Tinubu cited