The President of Mzough U Tiv UK (MUTUK), Victor Aleva, has lamented that no effort has been made to rebuild the Yelwata community in Benue State following the deadly herdsmen attack in June, which claimed over 200 lives.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Aleva said the community remained in ruins months after President Bola Tinubu visited Benue in response to renewed killings in the state.

Aleva added that despite his earlier warnings, the President’s visit had yielded no tangible result.

“I was there in Yelewata last week Saturday and I saw things myself and I want to tell you that it is quite unfortunate. It is not about playing to the gallery or just saying things and being political. As I speak, nothing has changed.

“I told you here during my earlier interview that nothing good is going to come out of the President’s visit to Benue State. All those are just political, nothing is happening in Yelewata. I have video evidence, I have interviews from the locals, I was there live with my entourage,” he stated.

Tinubu’s Arrest Order and Police Parade

Naijaonpoint reports that during his visit to Yelwata in June, President Tinubu had directed the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to arrest those behind the killings.

A few days later, the IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, announced the arrest of 26 suspects allegedly linked to the massacre.

But Aleva dismissed the police announcement, describing it as untrue.

“You know that is a lie. Because the President went there and scolded the Inspector-General of Police and just less than 48 hours or thereabout, they paraded some people.

“Where are the people? That incident actually happened I think on the 13th and 14th of June, this is more than two months, where are the people?” he queried.

Aleva insisted that the killings in Yelwata were not part of the usual farmers-herders clashes but a calculated attempt to wipe out an entire community.

He criticised the government for failing to take decisive steps to rehabilitate the victims and rebuild the devastated area.

“The people expected the President to order the rebuild of the community and not playing to the gallery,” Aleva said.