[VIDEO] SAD: 😭 Many Innocent Nigerian Children Bournt To Ashes!! "FG Downplaying Ongoing Mass Killings in Benue State" -VDM

 

The Federal Government of Nigeria has come under intense criticism for what many see as its lackluster and indifferent response to the latest wave of deadly attacks in Benue State, which have reportedly claimed the lives of hundreds of people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, and children.

The most recent attacks, which occurred in several communities across Guma, Logo, and Ukum Local Government Areas, have left mass graves and shattered homes in their wake. Survivors and eyewitnesses say the coordinated assaults were carried out by suspected armed herders, who descended on the villages in the early hours of the morning, burning homes and shooting indiscriminately.

Despite the scale of the carnage, official federal response has remained muted, with only vague press statements and a promise to "investigate" the killings. No high-profile delegation has visited the affected areas, and there has been no national day of mourning or presidential address acknowledging the scale of the tragedy.

Civil society groups, religious leaders, and opposition figures have decried the government’s silence, accusing it of ignoring the plight of Benue people and failing in its constitutional duty to protect lives and property.

"What we are witnessing is a calculated silence and a disturbing normalization of mass murder," said Rev. Fr. Solomon Ukeyima, a Catholic priest in Makurdi. "How can a government that claims to value human life say so little when hundreds are being buried?"

The Benue State Government, led by Governor Hyacinth Alia, has confirmed the attacks and described them as acts of terror. In a statement, the governor lamented the continued vulnerability of rural communities despite repeated calls for federal intervention and increased military presence in the region.

Survivors currently sheltering in overcrowded IDP camps say they feel abandoned by both state and federal authorities. Many are calling for justice and a more robust security presence, warning that without it, the cycle of violence will continue.

"We lost everything—our homes, our farms, and our families. The government does not even talk about us," said Mrs. Doo Kwaghgba, a survivor from Udei village. "Are we not Nigerians too?"

Analysts say the continued federal government silence in the face of repeated mass killings in Benue and other parts of Nigeria's Middle Belt raises troubling questions about selective empathy, ethnic bias, and the erosion of national unity.

As the death toll continues to rise, Nigerians are demanding not just condolences, but accountability, action, and justice.