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Outrage continues to grow over the mass killings in Benue State as diaspora leaders from the Tiv and Idoma communities issue a damning open letter to President Bola Tinubu. 

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Following the recent Yelewata massacre, which claimed over 200 lives on June 14, 2025, the diaspora leaders condemned the federal government’s silence and lack of intervention.

In the powerful letter signed by Professor Akaa D. Ayangeakaa and Chief Edwin Ochai, they accused the government of turning a blind eye to what they termed a “silent genocide” targeting indigenous communities. 

According to their statement, similar attacks have devastated areas like Ukum, Otukpo, Apa, and Agatu—with thousands now displaced.

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The group rejected the narrative from President Tinubu’s media adviser, Bayo Onanuga, who framed the killings as reprisal attacks in a farmer-herder conflict. 

“To call these acts a dispute is to mock the suffering of thousands,” the letter states.

The diaspora leaders are demanding immediate federal security deployment, independent investigations, and a full humanitarian response for the over two million displaced people. 

They also questioned the government’s delayed response, contrasting it with how northern states receive quicker federal attention during similar crises.

“This is not a conflict—it is ethnic cleansing,” the letter emphasized. They called for justice before reconciliation, adding that any peace efforts without arrests or prosecution would be meaningless.

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The emotional plea concludes by urging the Tinubu administration to act decisively before hope is lost among citizens who supported him in the 2023 elections. 

“Are Benue lives worth less?” the letter asked, capturing the growing frustration and heartbreak of a people feeling abandoned by their government.

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