Benue NGO Sets Up Community Policing Committee To Prevent Another Yelewata Attack

A non-governmental organisation, Lawyers Alert, has inaugurated a 22-member Community Policing Committee (CPC) in Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, as part of efforts to prevent a recurrence of the deadly attack that claimed over 100 lives in the community on June 14, 2025.
The committee is expected to strengthen grassroots security, rebuild trust between residents and security agencies and promote community participation in preventing further attacks.
Comprising representatives of traditional and religious institutions, women, youths, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and security agencies, the committee was inaugurated under the People-Centred Publi...