Yelewata massacre: ‘Ethnic cleansing going on in Benue’ – Idoma Forum calls for immediate intervention
The Ochetoha K’Idoma Forum, the apex socio-cultural group of the Idoma people, has condemned the recent attack on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State were over 200 people were killed.
The forum described the killings of innocdent civilians as a coordinated act of ethnic cleansing and a deliberate campaign of terror.
In a statement dated issued on Monday and jointly signed by its President-
General and Paul Edeh, Secretary, the Idoma socio-cultural body decried the brutal assault allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen, noting that many victims were burned alive in..…READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT