{"id":68439,"date":"2025-06-18T13:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68439"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:56:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:56:41","slug":"iyanya-pays-tribute-to-benue-attack-victims-with-emotional-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/18\/iyanya-pays-tribute-to-benue-attack-victims-with-emotional-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Iyanya Pays Tribute to Benue Attack Victims with Emotional Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Afrobeats star Iyanya has released a heartfelt tribute in memory of the victims of the recent violent attacks in Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy, which struck the Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area, reportedly claimed more than 200 lives and left many others displaced and grieving.<\/p>\n<p>Deeply moved by the scale of the loss, Iyanya poured his emotions into a powerful tribute song dedicated to the victims, survivors, and grieving families.<\/p>\n<p>In the song, he calls on God for healing, strength, and divine intervention for the people of Benue.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the track on social media, Iyanya wrote, &#8220;We are praying for the people of Benue,&#8221; reaffirming his solidarity and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>Through the song\u2019s lyrics, he encourages the affected communities to remain hopeful and strong, trusting that even in sorrow, healing and restoration are possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I dedicate this song to every single person in Benue State,&#8221; Iyanya said. &#8220;This is a painful period not just for Benue, but for Nigeria as a whole. We feel your pain and we stand with you. I pray that God comforts everyone who has lost someone and brings peace to our land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With this emotional gesture, Iyanya joins a growing number of Nigerians calling for national unity, compassion, and a meaningful response to the country\u2019s worsening security challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Afrobeats star Iyanya has released a heartfelt tribute in memory of the victims of the recent violent attacks in Benue State. The tragedy, which struck the Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area, reportedly claimed more than 200 lives and left many others displaced and grieving. Deeply moved by the scale of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":68441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68442,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68439\/revisions\/68442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}