Suspected herdsmen raided Tse-Anundu community in Guma LGA, Benue State, killing one person and leaving another missing.
4 Jul 2025 · Tse-Anundu, Guma, Benue
Deaths
1
Injured
0
Kidnapped
1
Total casualties
1
Perpetrators
Communal/Ethnic Militias
Response
Security personnel were reportedly deployed to search for the missing/abducted person . The Benue State Police Command had not issued an official statement at the time of reporting . A local government source said security personnel had been deployed to search for the missing person. The victim's family accused herdsmen of the attack . Jimin Geoffrey, former aide to ex-Governor Samuel Ortom, condemned the attack and noted that the violence in Guma LGA has continued despite President Tinubu's visit after the Yelewata massacre .
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Land/resource disputes, ethnic militia activity, weak rural security
Trajectory
Incident reflects continuation of farmer-herder violence in Benue, with communities repeatedly targeted in Guma LGA.
Cycle notes
Reflects farmer–herder violence in Benue and Plateau, where repeated clashes have threatened rural livelihoods and food systems.
Pattern
Farmer-herder violence in Benue
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