…….Tasks Alia on reconciliation
From Our Correspondent
Abuja, June 16, ’25 (TNZ) President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring peace and security to Benue State.
TheNewsZenith reports that the president renewed the order following the latest round of reprisal attacks in which many people also died.
Consequently, the Police. Intelligence chiefs and the military have arrived in the state to restore sanity.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu charged the state governor, Hyacinth Alia, to convene reconciliation meetings and dialogue among the warring parties.
This is with a view to ending the incessant bloodshed and bringing lasting peace and harmonious coexistence between farmers, herders, and communities.
Tinubu described the killings and bloodletting as inhuman and anti-progress.
He called on political leaders and community leaders in conflict areas to stop fuelling the crisis through unguarded utterances.
The president urged them to also rein in those who go out to cause provocations and ignite reprisal attacks.
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“The latest news of wanton killings in Benue State is very depressing.
“We must not allow this bloodletting to continue unabated. Enough is now enough.
“I have directed the security agencies to act decisively and arrest perpetrators of these evil acts on all sides of the conflict and prosecute them.
“Political and community leaders in Benue State must act responsibly and avoid inflammatory utterances that could further increase tensions and killings.
“This is the time for Governor Alia to act as a statesman and immediately lead the process of dialogue and reconciliation that will bring peace to Benue.
”Our people must live in peace, and it is possible when leaders across the divides work together in harmony.
“They should identify differences and address them with fairness, openness and justice,” TheNewsZenith quotes Tinubu as saying. (TNZ)
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