President Muhammadu Buhari has
asked Benue state leaders to accommodate their countrymen, in reference to the
herdsmen residing in the state.
According to Femi Adesina,
presidential spokesman, Buhari made the request when he met with Benue leaders
in Abuja.
The meeting was prompted by
killings reportedly orchestrated by the herdsmen.
The president also urged the
leaders to exercise restraint in the matter.
He assured that all the
perpetrators of violence in the state will be made to face the wrath of the
law.
“Your Excellency, the governor,
and all the leaders here, I am appealing to you to try to restrain your
people,” he was quoted to have told the leaders.
“I assure you that the police,
the Department of State Security and other security agencies had been directed
to ensure that all those behind the mayhem get punished.
“I ask you in the name of God to
accommodate your countrymen. You can also be assured that I am just as worried,
and concerned with the situation.”
The president commiserated with
all the victims of the attacks, saying relevant agencies had been directed to
start catering for the humanitarian needs.
Buhari also told the delegation
that his administration had already begun a process of finding a lasting
solution to the perennial challenge of clashes between herdsmen and farmers
around the country.
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