Benue Lawyers Unveil Community Policing Committee In Yelewata To Strengthen Security

A non governmental organisation known as Lawyers Alert has inaugurated a 22-member Community Policing Committee (CPC), in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State where over 100 residents were killed on June 14, 2025 as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots security.
Lawyers Alert said the committee will rebuild trust between residents and security agencies and prevent a recurrence of past attacks in the area.
The committee, comprising representatives of traditional and religious institutions, women, youths, Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, and security agencies, was inaugurated under the People-Centred Public Safety, PCPS, project being implemented by ...