The Bandits Were More Than 300, If Soldiers Were To Intervene, They’ll Use Armoured Tank– Ukase

According to a NewsVista reporter, a chilling eyewitness account has emerged from Yelewata, Benue State, where a survivor of a deadly bandit attack, Zachariah Ukase, shared the terrifying details of how his community was overwhelmed by sheer force.

In a video circulating on social media, Ukase recounted how the attackers stormed the village in terrifying numbers, surrounding the entire area and leaving no path for escape. “They were more than 300,” he said, still shaken. “They covered everywhere.”

Residents, caught off guard and outnumbered, could do little but run for their lives—those who even had a chance to. The bandits reportedly attacked with such precision and speed that there was no room for resistance, only panic and helplessness.

Ukase noted that the situation was so extreme that even if soldiers had attempted to intervene at the peak of the violence, it wouldn’t have been enough without serious reinforcement. “If the soldiers were to intervene, they would have had to come with an armoured tank. If not, they wouldn’t dare step into that place at that time,” he said.

His words reveal not just the scale of the assault but also the alarming power imbalance between civilian communities and the heavily armed gangs that have been terrorising rural Benue. With no warning and no means of defence, Yelewata fell into chaos.

Security analysts have long called for better protection of vulnerable communities in the Middle Belt, especially in areas like Guma and Gwer-West that are repeatedly targeted. The growing frequency of such large-scale attacks raises serious concerns about Nigeria’s rural security strategy.

For now, the people of Yelewata are left to pick up the pieces, haunted by the memory of that night and hoping that someone, somewhere, is listening.

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