In Nigeria Elders from
Benue state have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare Fulani herdsmen
invasion of the state and gruesome massacre of the people by the armed herders
as act of insurgency.
This was made
known in a communiqué issued at the end of a unity meeting held in Makurdi and
attended by the leaders of Tiv, Idoma and Igede.
The elders noted
that the meeting became necessary following the armed invasion and occupation
of their land by Fulani herdsmen and the wanton killing of their people,
destruction of homes and farmlands, raping of their wives and daughters in 15
Local Government Areas out of twenty three.
They noted that
the delay in setting up the Presidential Investigation Panel promised by the
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is becoming worrisome.
They described
the proposed Town Hall Meeting by the Federal Government as not only
diversionary, but a deliberate ploy to downplay the degree of attention and
seriousness that should be accorded the invasion of the land.
They called on
the Benue State Government to as a matter of urgency constitute an inclusive
Judicial Panel of Enquiry for a public hearing on the state of security in
Benue State and requested that all Herdsmen in Benue State relocate immediately
to allow the indigenous farmers go to their farms without fear of being
attacked as this will forestall severe famine next year.
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