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Nigeria: Benue to Rehabilitate Bandit Recruits, Not Repentant Terrorists

All Africa 24 Feb 2026
Makurdi--The Benue State Government has clarified that its planned rehabilitation centre targets youths forcibly recruited into criminal gangs, not hardened terrorists ....
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army Kill Suspected Terrorist in Benue Raid, Recover Rifles

All Africa 20 Feb 2026
The Acting Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Ahmad Zubairu, said the operation followed intelligence on the activities of suspected fighters at Kumeh Village ....
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Benue APC set to elect 27 EXCO members, 10 delegates in wards congress

Business Day Online 18 Feb 2026
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue State on Wednesday commenced its wards congress across the 276 council wards in the. read more Benue APC set to elect 27 EXCO members, 10 delegates in wards congress ....
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Nigeria: Nigerian Soldiers Dislodge Terrorists in Benue

All Africa 16 Feb 2026
Ahmad Zubairu, the acting spokesperson for the operation, disclosed this in a statement Sunday evening ....
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Nigeria: Nine Kidnapped Catholic Worshippers Rescued in Benue

All Africa 16 Feb 2026
Benue State government has confirmed the rescue of nine children who were kidnapped from Saint John Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon community in Ado local government area during a midnight prayer session recently ....
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Tributes as Veteran Journalist, Dan Agbese is Laid to Rest in Benue

This Day 15 Feb 2026
The remains of the former Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine and former General Manager of Radio Benue, Chief Dan Agbese, was laid to rest yesterday in his hometown, Apa-Agila, in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State.
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Sixteen Passengers Kidnapped by Gunmen in Benue

This Day 11 Feb 2026
Sixteen passengers have been reportedly kidnapped at Utonkon-Ojapo/Okpoga Road in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.
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ECOWAS Launches Women’s Economic Empowerment, Digital Peacebuilding Pilot in Benue

This Day 11 Feb 2026
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a pilot initiative aimed at strengthening economic empowerment and digital peacebuilding among women in Benue State, as part of ...
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Benue Community Seeks Govt’s Intervention as Gunmen Kill 4

This Day 10 Feb 2026
Nigeria . 23 seconds ago. Onuminya Innocent. A wave of brutal attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen has left the Ikobi community in Apa local government, Benue State. reeling, with four youths killed in separate incidents within a week ... .
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Gunmen abduct nine from Benue church vigil

Business Day Online 09 Feb 2026
Gunmen have abducted nine worshippers from Saint John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, in the Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area. read more Gunmen abduct nine from Benue church vigil ....
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Nigeria: Tinubu, Alia Urged to Provide Amenities in Banditry-Ravaged Benue Communities

All Africa 09 Feb 2026
A socio-cultural organisation in Gwer West local government ...
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Bandits Kill 13 Benue, Kaduna, Abduct Catholic Priest, 10 Others in Kaduna

This Day 08 Feb 2026
Suspected herders have attacked Anwase market in Kwande Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, killing 13 persons and destroying several properties ... Confirming the Benue State incident, an aide to ...
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Attacks leave 30 dead in Nigeria's Benue state

The Peninsula 07 Feb 2026
Two attacks in the space of a few days left 30 people dead in two neighbouring towns in Nigeria's central state of Benue, long prone to inter-communal clashes, sources told AFP ...
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Nigeria: Troops Kill Bandit, Arrest Suspects in Benue

All Africa 07 Feb 2026
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have neutralised an armed bandit and arrested eight criminal suspects in coordinated security operations across Benue and Nasarawa states ....
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Atiku Condemns Killings in Kwara, Katsina, Benue, Urges Proactive Security Response

This Day 05 Feb 2026
Nigeria . 6 seconds ago. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the reported massacres in parts of Kwara, Katsina and Benue states, describing the incidents as evidence of a grave failure by the Nigerian state to protect its citizens ... .

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