Social media commentator VeryDarkMan questions why Benue youths who mobilised against Peter Obi's convoy haven't shown similar force demanding protection from bandit attacks.
Nigeria — September 2026
Social media commentator VeryDarkMan has challenged Benue youths to redirect the mobilisation capacity they displayed during the blockade of Peter Obi's convoy toward confronting the state's persistent insecurity instead.
He pointedly questioned why youths who turned out in large numbers to obstruct a political visit could not summon similar numbers and energy to demand government protection following the state's repeated bandit attacks, including the recent Ayilamo massacre that killed four police officers and seven civilians.
The commentary lands amid a difficult stretch for Benue, where attacks in Ukum, Ayilamo, and elsewhere have claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks even as the political blockade controversy has dominated national headlines a contrast VeryDarkMan's challenge is explicitly designed to highlight.
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