Nigerian woman has cried out for help after losing 5 children in the Yelwata attack in Benue state.
 
Residents of Yelwata were attacked by armed herdsmen who ransacked the community on Friday night, at about 10 pm till the early hours of Saturday morning.
 
The attack had left over 200 people dead and others injured.
 
Speaking in a video, the woman narrated how the incident happened, revealing that she lost 5 of her children to the attack, including her beloved mother.
 
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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https://twitter.com/OurFavOnlineDoc/status/1934596250554232858