A leaked memo shows the DSS warned military leaders about planned attacks on Benue communities, one month before over 200 people were massacred in Yelewata and Daudu. The alert named exact villages, militias, and routes, yet the tragedy unfolded.
- DSS memo dated May 13 identified Yelewata among likely targets.
- The memo warned of Fulani militia retaliation over seized cattle.
- OP Whirl Stroke commander received the alert, but attackers struck on June 13.
- CDS Musa said troops were misled to another village that day.
- Army, MACBAN held crisis meetings weeks earlier.
- No official response yet from DSS or DHQ on the leaked intel.
The foresight was clear, but the shadows were louder. This wasn’t a failure of intelligence; it was a failure to act on it. To many Nigerians, this reinforces a painful truth: lives lost to bureaucracy, silence, and misdirection.
