The Benue APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has condemned in strong terms the new phase of attacks on Benue communities, particularly Kwande and Gwer-West by men suspected to be herders.
Fr. Alia sadly expressed worry over why the herdsmen invasion of Benue Communities and gruesome murder of innocent citizens has become a new normal that could not be curtailed.
The Benue APC Gubernatorial Candidate condemned the resurgence of the brutal killings of Benue citizens, wondering why such was coming at the heels of the presidential and national assembly elections that produced His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
At least ten persons have been killed in separate attacks in the Local Government Areas since the Saturday presidential and National Assembly.
While calling on security agencies to deploy enough personnel and intensify surveillance in the troubled areas, Fr. Alia warned those who may be cashing – in on insecurity in Benue State and also using it for political gains to “have rethink and consider turning over a new leaf immediately to avert the wrath of God.”
The priest wondered why Benue State has remained vulnerable to such attacks considering the number of security agencies domiciled in the state, and answerable to the state Chief Security Officer.
Fr. Alia who promised to put a stop to this mayhem if elected governor, deeply sympathized with the affected families and prayed that God consoles those who lost their loved ones during the invasion.
He finally called on Benue people not to be deterred but to come out en masse just as they did during the Presidential and national assembly elections and vote for him as their Governor and also vote-in state legislative members who would work together with him to implement policies that would better the lots of Benue people.
