President Muhammadu Buhari has reached out to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, pledging the full support of the Federal administration in assisting him and the people of Benue with resources to investigate the latest herder-farmer killings. The President, in a statement issued Saturday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said it was “unacceptable for lives to be taken by herdsmen and farmers alike.”
Buhari, who commiserated with the people of Benue State, said politics must be set aside to bridge divisions in the interests of all citizens.
In the last one week, scores of people were killed after armed men opened gunfire on residents of Gbeji rural town in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
The victims include villagers, herders and at least one policeman.
Witnesses said the incident had caused the Gbeji dwellers to desert their homes in droves.
When contacted, the state Police Commissioner, Wale Abass, said separate incidences happened around the border villages of Benue and Taraba States.
He confirmed the killing of villagers, herdsmen, and one policeman last Wednesday.
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