Benue Killings: We Are Under Siege by Insurgents, Benue Ag Gov Raises Alarm | CNR
 |
| Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom |
Benue state Acting Governor, Benson Abounu has raised concern that the state is under siege by insurgents.
The Acting Governor who made the disclosure on Tuesday after an emergency security meeting at his office said Benue is under attack from all corners as insurgents have invaded the state, picking their targets at will and spilling blood everywhere.
The meeting followed Tuesday early morning attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Ayar Mbalom, Gwer West local government area and the killing of 19 persons, 2 of whom were catholic priests who were officiating the morning mass at St. Ignatius Catholic Church.
READ ALSO: How Hoodlums Aide Dino Melaye's Escape From Our Custody -Police
The apparently aggrieved Acting Governor who described the day as a dark one for Benue state and its people, said the attack was a calculated one; planned and executed by the marauders who first attacked the church, killed the priests, a catechist and some parishioners, then went to a venue of a burial ceremony and killed some of the mourners.
He said the attack on the church is a new dimension to the farmers/herdsmen crisis and one that needs a determined and appropriate response from the federal government and the security agencies the way insurgency in the North East is being tackled, adding that what they are experiencing today is insurgency.
The Acting Governor who stated that the bandits, who numbered about 30 might still be lurking around the bushes directed the security agents to pursue them, flush them out of the area and get them apprehended so that they can be investigated to know the root causes of the killings.
The apparently aggrieved Acting Governor who described the day as a dark one for Benue state and its people, said the attack was a calculated one; planned and executed by the marauders who first attacked the church, killed the priests, a catechist and some parishioners, then went to a venue of a burial ceremony and killed some of the mourners.
He said the attack on the church is a new dimension to the farmers/herdsmen crisis and one that needs a determined and appropriate response from the federal government and the security agencies the way insurgency in the North East is being tackled, adding that what they are experiencing today is insurgency.
The Acting Governor who stated that the bandits, who numbered about 30 might still be lurking around the bushes directed the security agents to pursue them, flush them out of the area and get them apprehended so that they can be investigated to know the root causes of the killings.
READ ALSO: I am Not Desperate to Become President - Atiku
Abounu disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, who has visited the area himself, has deployed his men to the area, the same thing as the Commander of the 72 Special Forces battalion who has also dispatched soldiers there.
He appealed for calm and called on people of the state to be extra vigilant and to report any suspicious movement to the security agencies.
Abounu disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, who has visited the area himself, has deployed his men to the area, the same thing as the Commander of the 72 Special Forces battalion who has also dispatched soldiers there.
He appealed for calm and called on people of the state to be extra vigilant and to report any suspicious movement to the security agencies.
Post a Comment