Woman who lost her mother and 5 children speaks following the Yelwata attack in Benue state.
Recall that the community was attacked on Friday night from approximately 10 p.m. until the wee hours of Saturday morning.
More than 200 people were killed in the attack, and more were injured.
A woman who reportedly lost five of her children—including her cherished mother—to the assault was shown in a video that went viral.
The woman was seen talking to the media about the incident, her eyes red with grief.
The UK based Nigerian, doctor @OurFavOnlineDoc who shared the video captioned …
“This lady lost all her 5 children and she also lost her mother at the recent Yelwata Massacre in Benue State.
The pain is deep and piercing.
How do you console someone like this?
How do you tell her to “reconcile” with those who wiped out her family”
Reactions have followed …
@Comeback_snarky said: “This kind of loss you can’t even cry anymore.
God!!”
@onlyonedira stated: “I doubt she’ll ever recover from this”
@thatMrT wrote: “Assume Nigeria is a country, Tinubu would have been removed over these incessant killings. Still, we don’t know our rights.”
@Amina_Eke22 said: “No no no, this is unbelievable! Even those in actual wars are not experiencing this!
I don’t even know what to say… how do you console her? What do you say?”
@achanya_friday remarked: “This is a horrible and terrifying incident. How can she live with the gory picture of losing all 5 children and mother on a single day?”
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