The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately deploy troops to Ukum, Katsina-Ala and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State after gunmen killed 113 people in a series of attacks.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved on Thursday by Senator Emmanuel Udende (APC, Benue North-East).
Udende told the chamber that communities in his district were in mourning and facing a humanitarian crisis after four coordinated assaults.
He said 24 people were killed at Sai in Katsina-Ala LGA, while 63 were killed in Bom and Aboajio villages in Mbazun Council Ward of Ukum LGA.
Those two incidents, which claimed 87 lives, occurred during the Senate recess.Another attack at Ayilamo in Tombo Ward of Logo LGA claimed 15 lives, including six Mobile Police personnel.
The most recent assault, on October 8, 2026, in Tse Biliji and Tse Shishi Nyako villages in Mbatian Council Ward of Ukum, left 11 people dead.
“The four reported attacks have claimed a cumulative total of 113 lives, including six Mobile Police personnel,” Udende said.
He warned that the ongoing violence had paralysed farming and economic activities and forced many residents to flee.The Senate condemned the killings in Sai, Bom, Aboajio, Tse Biliji, Tse Shishi Nyako and Ayilamo.
It urged the Federal Government to end the bloodshed through coordinated security operations and the deployment of personnel to vulnerable communities.
Lawmakers also called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief of Army Staff and intelligence agencies to strengthen security, establish early-warning systems and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The chamber directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to provide relief materials to displaced persons.
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