Hundreds of indigenes of Benue state on Thursday besieged the entrance of the National Assembly Complex.
Dressed in black attires and wielding different placards, the protesters lamented the killings suspected to have been carried out by herdsmen.
They also kicked against the idea of establishing cattle colonies.
The protesters we, however, prevented from entering the premises by security agencies.
Over 80 indigenes of Benue have been killed in separate attacks within this month with some protesters accusing the Federal Government of ignoring the killings.
President Muhammadu Buhari had held different meetings with stakeholders from the state and top security officials and ordered Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police, to arrest those behind the killings. Although less than 24 hours after the directive, suspected herdsmen returned to communities where they killed six people.
Meanwhile, Myetti Allah Kautal Hore, an umbrella body for herdsmen, has called on the state governor, Samuel Ortom, to review the anti-grazing law.
The law proscribed cattle roaming and recommended a five-year jail term for offenders. About 20 persons who violated it are currently languishing in detention.
Ortom has since vowed not to repeal the law and advised herdsmen to accept ranching.
