Benue State Government said it disbursed N56 million to 1,000 individual households in the state, which were affected in the bloody attack on Yelewatacommunity in June last year by bandits.
The disbursement came as observers called for accountability over N1.275 billion donations made to Yelewata community by First Lady, Senator OluremiTinubu, and other donors.
The 1,000 households got N50,000 each in cash transfer.
Yelewata, in Guma Local Government Area, a border town between Benue and Nasarawa states came under heavy attack by suspected armed herdsmen in June 2025, resulting in the death of over 200 persons, with thousands displaced.
The displaced persons had been camped at the International Market in Makurdi.
While briefing newsmen on Monday in Makurdi, Chairman, Technical Committee for the implementation of donations to IDPs in Benue State, Deborah Aber, said the attack had attracted the attention of President Bola Tinubu, who visited the state.
Aber, who is also Secretary to the State Government (SSG), said after Tinubu’s visit, the first lady came with a huge donation in the sum of N1 billion to try to ease the IDP crisis in the state.
She added that following the first lady’s visit, the state had other donations from Nasarawa State Government, which gave N150 million, United Bank for Africa (UBA), which donated N100 million, and Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), who sent a donation of N25 million, totalling 1,275,000,000.
Aber explained that the governor set up a committee to ensure judicious utilisation of the donations, and saddled her with the responsibility of chairing the committee.
George Okoh
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