Super Eagles star empathises with victims of Benue herders attack, demands justice

Super Eagles and FC Nantes attacker, Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon, has urged Nigerians to unite against violence after terrorists attacked inhabitants of a village in Benue State, Soccernet.ng reports.

Last Friday, at about 11 pm, the heavily armed Jihadists stormed Yelwata, a farming community in the Guma county of Benue state, setting ablaze the homes and slaughtering the predominantly Christian inhabitants.

The catastrophe claimed over 200 lives, and the toll is still on the rise as the remainder of the villagers try to reclaim what is left of the ruins they once called home.

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My heart goes out to the victims and families affected by the tragic Benue killings.

We must stand together against violence and demand justice. #PrayForBenue #JusticeForBenue pic.twitter.com/nSZ2odAdx5

— MSimon27 (M.O.N) (@Simon27Moses) June 16, 2025

While the Benue locals protested against the killings over the weekend, social media platforms were also flooded with awareness of the gruesome events happening in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.

Moses Simon took to his X page to join in the clamour for justice against the perpetrators of these wicked acts.

“My heart goes out to the victims and families affected by the tragic Benue killings. We must stand together against violence and demand justice,” the 29-year-old.

Over 200 senselessly slain and burnt alive in Benue and this is not even getting close to enough attention. Why are we so wicked to ourselves?

— Bop Daddy (@falzthebahdguy) June 16, 2025

Several public figures like Folarin Falana (Falz the Bad Guy), and comedian Sabinus also used their platforms to call for people to stand up against acts of terrorism.

Please ❤️ pic.twitter.com/23H0sj2TFa

— Sabinus (@Sabinus1_) June 16, 2025

These killings have been going on for over a decade, but the frequency has gone up in the past year, and it is only right that we all collectively put an end to the menace.