The protesters asked the president to act on the menace of the herdsmen or resign from his position.
Many residents of Benue State have taken to the streets on Wednesday, January 3, 2017, to protest against the death of 50 people killed in a Tiv community in the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
The protesters stormed the popular Food Basket Roundabout in the state capital, Makurdi, to demand that President Muhammadu Buhari act on the menace of the herdsmen or resign from his position.
The protest resulted in the difficulty of movement especially for motorists passing through the area.
The marauding Fulani herdsmen carried out the devastating attacks in Guma Local Government Area and Logo LGA of the state.
Ortom blames FG for negligence
On Tuesday, December 2, state governor, Samuel Ortom, who is from Guma LGA, had also blamed the Federal Government for the incident.
While speaking to journalists at the Government House in Makurdi, the governor said the attack was successful due to negligence from the Federal Government who failed to heed to its warnings about the group.
The governor said the state had notified the Federal Government of the threat of the herdsmen after they vowed to resist the state's anti-grazing bill.
He said, "The blood of those people killed by the Fulani herdsmen are on the hands of the federal government and if nothing is done they will cry unto God."
The governor revealed that nine livestock guards were killed during the massacre that happened on Tuesday.