The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD, joins other well-meaning Nigerians to condemn, in the strongest terms, the attack on Yelwata, in Guma LGA of Benue State by suspected herdsmen that claimed over 200 innocent lives and the wanton destruction of properties worth millions of naira.
Senator Moro says a country that’s not at war should not witness such carnage, describing the incident as horrendous, abhorrent, barbaric and inhumane.
The senator commends President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, for his prompt response to the attack with his call to the governor of Benue State, Fr. Hyacinth Alia, the dispatch of all the heads of security agencies and NSA to the state and his planned visit to Makurdi on Wednesday. He says the president’s actions will eventually stem the tides of the unprovoked killings that have become a recurrent decimal in the state.
Senator Moro says he stands with the people of Yelwata, Apa, Agatu, Naka, Otukpo, Ogbadibo and all the communities in the state that are ravaged by rampaging herders. He says he will continue to work with the relevant stakeholders and authorities to end the killings in the state.
The senator extends his heartfelt condolences to Senator Titus Zam, the senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District; The immediate past governor of Benue State, Dr Samuel Ortom, and all those directly and indirectly affected by the Yelwata attack. He prays God to rest the souls of all the deceased in the various attacks in the state in perfect peace.
Emmanuel Eche’Ofun John,
Media Adviser to the Senate Minority Leader