Macbride, the Resident of Benue Province, emphasized the importance of this sub-colonial guidance, noting that Audu Dan Afoda’s chieftaincy was still useful, as the expectation that it would exert an educational influence on the Tiv is being fulfilled.

In 1937, as calls grew for the appointment of a “chief of Tiv,” the Resident at the time expressed a similar educational perspective regarding Dan Afoda's role as a symbol and tool of political guidance.

He felt that Dan Afoda’s mission to politically educate the Tiv was still incomplete, noting that Central Administration was yet at its infancy in Tivland.

Following this, Dan Afoda gained further prominence by leading Tiv delegations to the regular meetings of northern Nigerian chiefs in Kaduna, the regional colonial center.

Following this, they chose not to appoint a successor to Dan Afoda and opted to distance themselves from the Hausa system of centralized leadership in Tivland to promote peace.

[8] Lawrence Igyuse Doki and several Tiv World War II veterans, including Aemberga Samu, Tsenzughul Tyungu, Ishi Wayo, and Gbir Agera, initiated their campaign from Comilla, Bangladesh (formerly part of India).

Upon returning from the war, Doki, Makir Zakpe and their fellow soldiers resolved to protest against what they viewed as the imposition of the Hausa caliphate by the British.

Ochonu[9] suggests that before the riots, the Tiv effectively kept the Hausa-Fulani Caliphate agents at bay by closely monitoring their activities along the borders of Tivland, attacking their isolated outposts and trade caravans, engaging with them strategically, and establishing a formidable military presence based on the notorious Tiv poisoned arrow.

In 1945, the sudden death of Audu Dan Afoda, the Sarkin Makurdi, prompted the British to hastily attempt to crown his son as his successor.

To restore order, the governor of Nigeria, Sir Arthur Richards had to reconsider the Tiv veterans' demand for a king.

The unrest ultimately disrupted the planned dynastic rule of Audu Dan Afoda in Makurdi, resulting in the election of a new Tor Tiv in person of Makir Zakpe who was also in league with Doki.

The rise of Alhaji Al-Hassan Maikeke as the Chairman of Makurdi Local Government Council in 1998 was a reflection of the strong relationship between the two tribes.

The only airline for now is Air Peace Makurdi contains the base for the; Nigerian Air Force's CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, MiG 21 and SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft squadrons The Nigerian army 72nd Special Forces Battalion[21] The Nigerian Navy has presence in Makurdi and a hospital for the public Major agricultural companies are; Oracle farms and feed mills MIVA rice Pure Biotech company limited Benue State is predominantly an agricultural area specialising in cash crops and subsistence crops.