PRESIDENT TINUBU ORDERS SERVICE CHIEFS TO END BENUE KILLING

President BOLA TINUBU has issued a directive to Nigeria’s security chiefs, instructing them to implement his earlier orders to restore peace and order in violence-stricken areas, with particular emphasis on Benue State.

In a statement released yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, BAYO ONANUGA, the President also tasked the governor of Benue State, HYACINTH ALIA,with the urgent responsibility of convening reconciliation meetings among the conflicting groups within the state.

He called on Governor ALIA to urgently initiate dialogue between warring parties, including farmers, herders, and local communities to end the cycle of violence and foster peaceful coexistence..

Describing the killings as “inhuman and anti-progress,” the President urged political and community leaders to refrain from making unguarded statements that could inflame tensions.