BENUE KILLING: ALIA SEEKS MORE SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

BENUE KILLING: ALIA SEEKS MORE SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 

By Isaac Uzaan 

Benue State Governor Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia has expressed deep sadness over the recent coordinated attacks on communities in Ukum and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State, describing it as a serious carnage.
 
Suspected armed herders ridding on motorcycles stormed different communities in Ukum and Logo Local Government Areas in the morning of Friday, April 18, 2025 shooting sporadically resulting to the death of 56 people with more bodies expected to be recovered.

Governor Alia, who visited the communities today expressed shock over the number of people killed, adding that the attacks were calculated, planned, and targeted at selected communities, calling on the federal government to come to their aid.

"I know that the federal government has supported very enormous and our security heads and their team are working strenuously non-stop, this still happened; something drastic, something strategic has to come to play. I'm calling on the federal government to support us, to come to our aid very promptly".

While extending his most sincere condolences to the families affected, Governor Alia appealed to the youth of the area to be patient and not be tempted to take any law into their hands as the government has already initiated decisive and drastic measures to putting a permanent stop to the killings.

At Ugba in Logo Local Government Area where he talked extensively with the people, the Governor also held a closed door meeting with representatives of the youth and traditional rulers in the respective council wards of the local government.

He warned that any Tiv person who form a part of the killer herders should step aside, stressing that "we know our enemies and we have to face them squarely".

Governor Alia appreciated the efforts of the security agencies, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-ala, Most Rev'd Isaac Dugu, and traditional rulers in trying to end the crisis.

The Governor , who promised to provide material and logistics assistance to the displaced, proceeded to Gbagir, and Afia in Ukum local government to personally witness the level of destruction done to the area.

He was led by the Chairman of Ukum Local Government, Hon. Jonathan Modi, and the Tor Sankera II, HRH, Chief David Sev-av as well as the Ter Ukum, amongst others.

Earlier in their various speeches, the honourable member representing Katsina-ala, Ukum, and Logo Federal Constituency, Hon. Prince Solomon Wombo condemned the heinous attacks and gruesome murder of a large number of his constituents and promised to work together with the state government to curb the menace.

Also, the Chairman of Logo Local Government Area, Hon. Kav Clement, the Mue Ter Chongo, Logo, HRH, Terngu Iorhuna and the Youth Leader, Simon Yangetuma lamented the killing of their people and called on the state and federal government to make haste to put a stop to it.

Photo Credit: Lanshima Ephraim

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

LIST OF APPROVED VISITORS TO SGF'S RESIDENCE; FALSE AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED

Image
LIST OF APPROVED VISITORS TO SGF'S RESIDENCE; FALSE AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED Tuesday, April 8, 2025 It has come to the attention of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) His Excellency Senator George Akume, that there is an exclusive list making the rounds in the social media of persons approved who may be welcome at his Abuja residence. His Excellency the SGF urges the general public to discountenance the said list as a fabrication from the author's imagination which has nothing to do with him whatsoever. The SGF works for the entire nation, not just Benue State. He enjoins everyone to recall that as the public servant he has been all through his life, his residence anywhere and office alike have always been open to all manner and class of persons who have a reason and need to visit there. He says the doors to his home and office remain open to all persons whose intentions are genuine, as has always been the norm, and there is no exclusive list o...
Read more

AN OPEN LETTER TO ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR: THE CASE OF GOING TO EQUITY WITHOUT CLEAN HANDSFROM: DANJUMA ISAIAH

Image
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR: THE CASE OF GOING TO EQUITY WITHOUT CLEAN HANDS FROM: DANJUMA ISAIAH My attention as a Public Affairs Commentator and Citizen of Wukari in Taraba State has been invited to various invectives of unprecedented dimension directed at His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON by my brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ostensibly to give oxygen to resurrect his endless political odyssey and sordid presidential ambition. I am weighing into this public narrative to interrogate various disruptions triggered by some notable politicians like Atiku Abubakar in our national life. It is hardly possible to build anything out of frustration and bitterness. This is sadly the predicament of a one-time Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who is on course to being enlisted in the Guinness Book of Records, as the only person globally, who has unsuccessfully contested for President for six times spanning 33 years. These bitterness and frustration have beclouded his reasoni...
Read more

CHIEF OYEGUN OFFICIALLY JOINS ADC16th July, 2025

Image
CHIEF OYEGUN OFFICIALLY JOINS ADC 16th July, 2025 A former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Oyegun, a former Edo State Governor, received the membership card of his new party on Tuesday. His membership card was handed to him by the party’s state chairman, Kennedy Odion, after he registered with the ADC in Benin city, the Edo State capital. Speaking at the presentation, Odion said the former APC national chairman is not new to the formation of political coalitions. He recalled Oyegun’s involvement with the formation of a coalition that led to the emergence of the APC in 2013 that eventually ousted the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. He said: “He has put together what is called a coalition before, and he succeeded. So, in mathematics, once you understand the formula, the answer is in view. So, he understands how he did it before, ...
Read more