The near daily news headlines coming out Benue are grim, wrapped in pain and hopelessness. The insecurity crisis in Benue State occasioning the recent massacre of about 300 citizens and the displacement of over 6,000 did not start yesterday. Government authorities and security apparatus have long been cognisant of this escalating menace, yet they consistently appear unprepared when defenceless civilians fall victim to heavily armed assailants and militant herders wielding sophisticated weaponry.