Benue begins resettlement of Yelewata IDPs, receives N1.275bn donations

The Benue State Government has begun the process of relocating Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the June 2025 Yelewata attacks.

This was made known connected Monday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barr. Deborah Aber, during a media briefing successful Makurdi.

Aber, who besides chairs the “Technical Committee for the Donations for IDPs successful Benue State,” revealed that the authorities has truthful acold received a full of N1.275 cardinal successful donations from 4 contributors.

According to her, the donors see Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who contributed N1 billion; the Nasarawa State Government with N150 million; United Bank for Africa with N100 million; and the Director General of the Department of State Services who donated N25 million.

She clarified that the funds were designated to assistance each victims of convulsive attacks crossed the state, not solely those from Yelewata.

Aber explained that Governor Hyacinth Alia constituted the committee to guarantee the transparent and effectual usage of the donations successful addressing the precise needs of affected residents.

The committee, she said, carried retired a broad needs appraisal covering food, healthcare, housing, education, water, and livelihoods.

She provided a breakdown of allocations arsenic follows: N56 cardinal for currency transfers; N224 cardinal for nutrition an...