Nigeria, April 15 -- Suswam learned. Ortom learned. Alia will learn. But why must Benue bleed before her leaders act?

This isn't politics. This is blood. This is Benue. And the world needs to know.

Appeasement has failed. Dialogue has failed. Yet the killings continue. When will Benue matter enough?

There's something painfully predictable about the Fulani herdsmen's attacks in Benue State. It's the same story on repeat, just with different governors, different excuses, and unfortunately, fresh graves.

It all started, at least in this brutal form, in February 2011. Gabriel Torwua Suswam was Governor then. When the first attacks happened, he looked away. Maybe he thought they'd pass. Maybe he thought it was just a clash, something that ...