The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has
promised to put an end to the incessant killing bedeviling Benue communities in
recent times.
This was as he conveyed the Federal Government’s commitment
to contain the killings and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Several people were killed over the weekend at Yelewata, in
Benue State following a vicious attack on the border town by suspected
herdsmen.
After the incident, President Bola Tinubu, directed security
chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security
to the state.
The president also urged the governor to convene
reconciliation meetings and dialogue among the warring parties to end the
incessant bloodshed and bring lasting peace and harmonious coexistence between
farmers, herders, and communities.
Meanwhile, while speaking at a meeting with Governor
Hyacinth Alia on Monday, at the government house in Makurdi, Egbetokun
reiterated Tinubu’s worries over the killings in Benue which also touches on
the territorial sovereignty of the nation.
The Governor, during the visit of the IGP, appreciated the
President and the Nigerian security services for stepping up operations to
contain the attacks.
He, however, lamented the surge of attacks on vulnerable
communities and called for strategies that would keep Benue residents safe.
The IGP later left the government house for the scene of
attacks in Yelewata to see things for himself and make an assessment of how to
contain the crisis in Benue.
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