- Driver Stoned to Death in Benue-Cross River Border Dispute
- Abonkip youths allegedly started the violence
- Guda said he deployed state security forces to the area and narrowly avoided being hit by gunfire
A commercial driver named Agage Ternenge was killed in a border area between the Vandeikya and Obudu local government areas of Benue and Cross River states.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ternenge, a native of Mbanyam in the Mbatyough Council Ward of Vandeikya LGA, Benue State, was reportedly on his way to deliver a waybill to someone in Obudu, Cross River State, when he was attacked and stoned to death.
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A video circulating on social media shows a group of assailants throwing stones at the driver until he died.
The incident is believed to be linked to a long-running land conflict between the Mbazarem community in Benue and the Abonkip community in Cross River, which reignited on Friday.
Dennis Guda, Chairman of Vandeikya LGA, stated that the renewed violence involved widespread gunfire allegedly started by Abonkip youths.
In a statement issued through his media aide, Gbaa Nguuma, Guda said he deployed state security forces to the area and narrowly avoided being hit by gunfire.
The statement partly read: “On the morning of Friday, July 18, 2025, reports emerged from the Mbazarem community concerning renewed gunfire allegedly coming from the Abonkip side of the disputed borderland.
“In swift response, Hon. Guda mobilised the local security outfit Anyam Nyor, alongside other security personnel, and proceeded to the disputed area for a fact-finding and peace-keeping mission.”
