Insecurity: IDPS population hits over 500 thousand in Benue
As Benue state continues to grapple with the challenge of internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) due to attacks by armed herdsmen, the population of victims affected by the attacks have hit over 500,182 in the state.
The number, according to statistics released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) via displacement tracking matrix (DTM), revealed recently that the primary cause of displacements is the decades-old farmers-herders conflict with the highest number of registered IDPS residing in the Guma Local Government Area of the State.
