Benue: 107 Yelwata victims still in hospital – Govt official
Benue State Government says at least 107 Yelwata victims were still receiving treatment at the Benue State Teaching Hospital in Makurdi.
The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, James Iorpuu, said this during a news briefing in Makurdi on Tuesday.
DAILY POST reports that suspected bandits attacked and killed over 200 people in Yelwata community on June 13.
Iorpuu, who doubles as the Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, disclosed that the state had witnessed sustained, coordinated fatal attacks since 2011 by bandits.
“What happened in Yelwata had not happened anywhere in the world, should never happen again to any community,” he said.
Benue: 107 Yelwata victims still in hospital – Govt official
