The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has conveyed the Federal Government’s commitment to contain the killings in Benue State and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Several people were killed over the weekend at Yelewata in Benue State following a vicious attack on the border town by suspected herdsmen.
Following the incident, President Bola Tinubu directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to the state.
Tinubu charged the governor with convening reconciliation meetings and dialogue among the warring parties to end the incessant bloodshed and bring lasting peace and harmonious coexistence between farmers, herders, and communities.
Speaking at a meeting with Governor Hyacinth Alia on Monday at the government house in Makurdi, Egbetokun reiterated Tinubu’s worries over the killings in Benue which also touches on the territorial sovereignty of the nation.
Also speaking during the visit of the IGP, Alia appreciated the President and the Nigerian security services for stepping up operations to contain the attacks.
He, however, lamented the surge of attacks on vulnerable communities and called for strategies that would keep Benue residents safe.
The IGP later left the government house for the scene of attacks in Yelewata to see things for himself and make an assessment of how to contain the crisis in Benue.