The tragic killing of Mathias Yogboh, a young Nigerian graduate, has ignited online outrage after a chilling Facebook post he made weeks before his death resurfaced.
Yogboh, popularly known as Jagaban, was reportedly murdered by suspected Fulani militia during a violent raid on Aondona community in Benue State. The attack is part of the ongoing spate of violence that has targeted farming communities in the state.
A graduate of Religious Education from the University of Calabar, Yogboh’s life and dreams were brutally cut short. His heartbreaking Facebook post dated April 20 has now gone viral. In the post, he wrote:
“Help me look for a better wife to marry before Fulani kill me, making me die as a childless person.”
His words, once dismissed as humorous or dramatic, have now taken on a chillingly prophetic tone.
Local sources confirm that Yogboh died during a surprise night attack by armed herdsmen who invaded the Aondona community, leaving several dead and many others displaced.
Reacting to the incident, human rights activist Ukan Kurugh mourned the loss and highlighted the pain of a life lost to persistent insecurity.
“He once shared his fears… now he’s gone. Not long ago, he voiced his deepest fear — the threat of Fulani terrorist herdsmen. Tragically, that fear became his reality,” Kurugh stated in a tribute.
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He continued:
“They took him from us. A voice silenced. A life cut short. A family shattered. Rest in peace, dear brother. You didn’t deserve this.”
This latest tragedy adds to the growing list of attacks in Benue, where hundreds of civilians have died in similar clashes between farming communities and militant herdsmen over the past few years.
Mathias Yogboh's story now serves as a grim reminder of the personal and emotional toll Nigeria’s unresolved rural insecurity crisis continues to have on its citizens.
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