{"id":119752,"date":"2025-06-15T18:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119752"},"modified":"2025-06-15T18:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:19:14","slug":"anxiety-as-over-100-cows-die-mysteriously-while-crossing-river-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/anxiety-as-over-100-cows-die-mysteriously-while-crossing-river-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety as over 100 cows die mysteriously while crossing River Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">About 100 cattle belonging to suspected armed Fulani herdsmen terrorizing Benue state have reportedly died while crossing River Benue.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cows died on Saturday in mysterious circumstances as sand collapsed on them due to a landslide, and some drowned while swimming across the Benue River to Nasarawa State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recall that Benue state has been under heavy attack by armed men suspected to be herders.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent attacks in the State left over 160 people dead, including 100 killed in Yelewata (Guma LGA) in mid-June 2025, and dozens more in Gwer West, Apa, and Aondona. Entire villages were razed, displacing thousands and worsening the humanitarian crisis.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, relocated to Makurdi on June 4 to better coordinate military operations and troops.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">But reactions are mixed on the impact of the presence of the army boss, as killings seem to have intensified, with more communities still under threat.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An eyewitness known as Olikita Ekani, who witnessed the incident while returning from his farm on Saturday said,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI was coming from my farm on Saturday, June 14, 2025, and I saw several dead cows floating on the River Benue opposite Achepe village in Nasarawa State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI also saw hundreds of Fulani herdsmen rushing and crossing from Benue to Nasarawa side.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen I contacted the fishermen who were assisting in crossing the herdsmen from the Benue side of the river to the Nasarawa side, they told me the herdsmen have been rushing and crossing back to Nasarawa State the past one week, which is an indication of impending attacks ahead.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAnytime they are rushing and crossing like this, just know that attacks are imminent. This is what has been happening here for the past one week.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said they have lost more than 100 cows as they attempted crossing from Benue side to Nasarawa.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A fisherman who spoke on condition of anonymity said 64 cattle died Saturday alone.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMost of the dead cattle were killed by heavy soil falling on them when they came close to the land, while some drown while swimming.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe have never witnessed this kind of mysterious death of cattle before.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTheir entry and crossing points are at Abugbe to Odenyi in Nasarawa State, Ocholonya to Akpekpo, Achukpa to Ijiwo, and Oleg\u2019Ada\u2019Gomowe to Achepe.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Udeme Edet, could not be reached to confirm the incident as at the time of this report.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa About 100 cattle belonging to suspected armed Fulani herdsmen terrorizing Benue state have reportedly died while crossing River Benue. 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