•Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said no fewer than 53 suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent wave of deadly attacks in Benue and Plateau states that claimed dozens of lives and left several others injured or displaced. Addressing journalists in Abuja today, Eg...
•Tinubu and Franc Utoo An indigene of Yelwata town in Benue State, Franc Utoo, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Benue State, saying most of the persons the president met in Makurdi, the state capital, were dignitaries from Abuja and not Yelwata people whose relatives were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen. He said other […...
•Peter Obi Following the 2023 presidential candidate for Labour Party, Peter Obi’s critique of President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Benue, the president’s former campaign spokesperson in the Southeast, Dr Josef Onoh has taken swipe at the Labour Party national leader. Obi had faulted Tinubu’s Benue visit, accusing him of wearing celebra...
•Bulama Bukarti A security analyst and human rights lawyer, Dr. Bulama Bukarti, has described the wave of violent attacks in Benue State as “acts of terrorism”, urging the federal government to officially designate them as such and respond with a counter-terrorism strategy. Bukarti, who spoke on Channels Television last night, dismissed the no...
•Farotimi and Tinubu Human rights activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi has stated that it would have been better if President Bola Tinubu had not visited Benue State than to visit the state and remain unfeeling towards the plight of its people. Farotimi said the only person who said anything of note during the president’s visit […]
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu today announced his intention to form a leadership committee to help bring lasting peace to Benue State which has faced a wave of attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen over the years. He said the committee, which would include the Tor Tiv V, Och’Idoma, and other traditional rulers in the state, would […]
•Tinubu and NANS logo Nigerian students under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) today called on President Bola Tinubu-led administration to declare a state of emergency in Benue State to halt the incessant killings allegedly being perpetrated by suspected herdsmen. The student body noted that the coordinated ove...
•Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State The Benue Government has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, June 18, a work-free day. The declaration was announced in a statement by Mrs Deborah Aber, Secretary to the State Government today in Makurdi. “This is in honour of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the [&...
•Benue mayhem and Senate The Senate has expressed deep concern over the recent wave of killings in Benue State, stating that the legislature is fully engaged in efforts to address the escalating insecurity in the region. Speaking during a briefing at the Senate today, the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, underscored the need for urgent, co...
•Benue massacre The founder of the Women Environmental Programme who has been working at the heart of numerous violent conflicts in Benue since 2001, Dr. Priscilla Achakpa, has said that women and children are the demographic hit hardest by the recent spate of killings in the state. While speaking in an interview with Arise TV […]
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