Nigeria, June 17 -- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that at least 6,527 people have been displaced following deadly attacks on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

The assaults, believed to have been carried out by suspected herders, left 59 residents dead, including women and children, and have triggered a large-scale humanitarian crisis.

In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, NEMA provided updated figures, revealing that the displaced include 1,768 females, 759 males, 657 children under 18, 1,870 adults, 252 lactating mothers, 82 pregnant women, and 91 elderly persons, spread across 1,069 households.

The agency warned that many of the dis...