President Muhammadu Buhari says
it is incorrect to assume that he has not done anything about the Benue
killings.
In a letter read on Wednesday by
Senate President Bukola Saraki, Buhari said the police is working “strenuously”
to apprehend those behind the attacks.
He said the federal government is
working to put in place measures to forestall the reoccurrence in Benue and
across the country.
“I thank you for your letter
referenced NASS/8S/R/01/33 dated 18th January 2018 and carefully studied the
resolutions and comments there in. As I briefed you and the RT. Hon speaker
when we met, several courses of action have been taken prior to the senate
resolution,” the letter read.
“You may recall that I told you
of the following steps taken as soon as the information came in to me about the
Benue killings. One, on Thursday 4th January, I sent the minister of interior
and the deputy inspector-general of police in charge of operations for an
on-the-spot assessment of the situation.
“Two, on Friday 5th January, the
inspector-general of police briefed me verbally on the latest situation, calm
had then been restored.
“Three, on Monday 8th, the
minister of interior met with the following, governors of Adamawa, Kaduna,
Niger, Benue Taraba and Nasarawa together with the DG of the State Security Services,
inspector-general of police, CG civil defence, minister of agriculture and
rural development and police commissioner of the six aforementioned states.
“After the meeting instructed the
minister of interior to brief you on the information gathered so far and steps
taken. On Tuesday, 9th of January, at a session with governor Samuel Ortom of
Benue state during which in informed of police arrests of some suspects. In
addition, I told him that have instructed to speed up trial of the suspects and
give wide publicity of the police efforts.
“At the instance of the governor,
a meeting was held in the presidential villa on 15th with a wide cross-section
of Benue personalities and frank and open discussions were held. Everybody
appreciated the difficulties of this farmers-herders strife. I assured all of
my commitment and assured justice would be done.
“To infer therefore that nothing
has been done, is incorrect. The police are strenuously working to apprehend
the rest of the culprits of these heartless killings.
“Furthermore, I have instructed
the IGP to relocate to Benue state and redeploy forces to the most sensitive
towns. The federal government is initiating measures to address these and other
security challenges, alleviate the consequence of these attacks and forestall
reoccurrence.”
The president said the
resolutions of the senate on matter would be taken into consideration.
“On December 19 to be precise,
while receiving the report of the committee that was set up to review the
technical and administrative structure of the NIA, I underscored the need
review the entire national security architecture as I promised in my inaugural
address on the 29th May 2015, action is being initiated to receive maximum
cooperation from the senate in line with paragraph three of the senate
resolutions,” it read.
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