Armed herdsmen attacked Udei community in Guma LGA, Benue State. A church leader and three other residents were killed during the

Perpetrators

Communal/Ethnic Militias

Response

The Benue State Police Command confirmed the attack. The Guma LGA Chairman condemned the killing of the church leader, describing it as an attack on faith. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Benue chapter called for the protection of clergy. The state government promised to deploy more security personnel to the area.

Displacement

0

Socioeconomic drivers

Land/resource disputes, ethnic tensions, religious targeting, weak rural security

Trajectory

Incident reflects persistence of farmer–herder violence in Benue, with clergy and community leaders increasingly vulnerable.

Cycle notes

Guma and Logo attacks demonstrate compounded effects on food security, intercommunal coexistence, and religious freedom.

Pattern

Farmer–herder clashes targeting faith-based communities

Source

• https://witnessngr.com/church-leader-three-others-killed-in-fresh-benue-attack/