A devastated woman has shared her pain after she lost her mother and five children in Yelwata, Benue state.
It would be recalled that the community was attacked on Friday night, at about 10 pm till the early hours of Saturday morning.
The attack had left over 200 people dead and others injured.
The mother, who is from Yelwata, said her mother and her five children were burned in the house during the attack.
In the short clip, which was reposted on X by a UK-based Nigerian doctor, OurFavOnlineDoc, the woman lamented the huge loss suffered by her family in just one night. According to her, the attackers burnt a lot of houses in the area, including the house occupied by her mother and children.
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She said her mother and five kids were burned, noting that she lost six relatives. Speaking in Tiv language, she said: “Five children and my mother. They burned Yelwata. They were burned in the house. My five children and my mother, that’s six people.” The video sparked outrage and emotional reactions from Nigerians who saw how sorrowful the woman looked. People said they could see deep-seated pain in her face, and they called for action to end the attacks in Benue state.
In the post OurFavOnlineDoc said: “This lady lost all her 5 children and she also lost her mother at the recent Yelwata Massacre in Benue State. The pain is deep and piercing. How do you console someone like this? How do you tell her to “reconcile” with those who wiped out her family?”
Many Nigerians who saw the video expressed sadness, and some consoled the woman in the comment section.