EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fulani herdsmen have attacked Shikaan Mbagena Kpav, a TIV community in Benue State, killing at least 36 residents including students of the College of Education in Katsina Ala area of the state.
It was gathered that the suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed the community in the early hours of Thursday, and carried out the attack.
EKO HOT BLOG understands that the massacre has sparked outrage among Nigerians on social media who condemned the ongoing silent “genocide” under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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However, there are conflicting figures of casualties as some believed the assailants might have killed up to 100 Benue residents.
Nigerians on Twitter are currently retweeting a hashtag, #BenueUnderAttack, and lamenting the incompetence of the Federal Government and security agencies to address the situation of the killer herdsmen.
As of the time of writing this report, EKO HOT BLOG understands that #BenueUnderAttack is the most trending topic on Twitter in Nigeria with over 33,000 tweets.
Below are some of the tweets trending on Twitter:
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