US EditionNigeria: Tinubu Reacts to Benue Killings, Orders Security Chiefs to Restore Peace
BENUE STATE, NIGERIA, JUN 15 – President Tinubu ordered security forces to arrest and prosecute perpetrators after over 200 deaths in recent reprisal attacks and tasked Benue's governor to lead peace talks.
- On Sunday night, President Bola Tinubu directed security chiefs to restore peace in Benue State after over 100 people were killed in a massacre in Yelwata community.
- The massacre followed reprisal attacks involving farmers, herders, and local communities, prompting Tinubu to task Governor Hyacinth Alia with convening reconciliation meetings to end the violence.
- Youth protests blocked the Lafia-Makurdi highway, and police used teargas to disperse crowds in Makurdi, while intelligence and security officials arrived to direct operations and restore order.
- President Tinubu said, “Enough is now enough,” ordered the arrest and prosecution of all perpetrators, and urged political leaders to avoid inflammatory statements that could escalate the conflict.
- The directive aims to achieve lasting peace and harmonious coexistence in Benue by fostering responsible leadership and dialogue led by Governor Alia among the warring parties.
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