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.
- The Cable
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