Overview
- Around 200 Christians, most of them internally displaced persons, were killed when armed Fulani herdsmen stormed Yelewata village on the night of June 13–14.
- Attackers attempted to breach St. Joseph’s Church before setting fire to homes and targeting women, children and displaced families in the town square.
- Benue State Police confirmed civilian deaths, deployed tactical teams that engaged the militants and recovered bodies from burned buildings.
- President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible without explicitly naming the Fulani militia.
- Pope Leo and the Atiku Support Organization have condemned the massacre, urging justice, enhanced protection for Christian communities and accountability from the government.