In Benue State, a young man named Lemuel Mzungwega Gbajime was murdered by gunmen who are thought to be Tiv militias one week before his wedding
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On September 2, 2023, in Makurdi, the recent graduate of Benue State University was scheduled to marry Agnes.
On August 25, 2023, the attackers brutally killed him on the Chito-Zaki Biam road.
Ayati Orlu Bem Ayati, a former classmate, wrote on Facebook on Saturday that the victim encountered the attackers while traveling to his village in Chito, Ukum Local Government Area, to tell his people about his impending nuptials.
According to IorDookaan Jr.
The young man in this photo is a sankera son, a young Benuelite, and a young, hardworking Nigerian citizen.
His life was taken by his kinsmen on this supposed wedding day.
Unfortunately, my brother, men who share your language suffocate you.
Who will comfort your Queen?
Who will comfort your family? You didn’t die in a strange land, you died in the place where you were born.
The current administration of the Reverend gentleman, Fr. H., has been in power for years, and the persistent insecurity in our region still exists.
I Alia should investigate this escalating problem in Sankera.
And to those who are the architects of our problem, may you experience what you caused in the lives of the people, as you caused wives to become widows, children to become orphans, and husbands to become widowers.
To my brothers who are armed bandits: Please stop these killings immediately.
No society can advance with such violence, and outside investors are scared and fleeing our area.
Please, let’s put our swords behind shields so that Sankera can be at peace.
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