Suspected herdsmen reportedly kill 5,987 NKST members, destroy 753 churches in Benue

The Universal Reformed Christian Church, popularly known arsenic NKST, has rejected the Federal Government’s projected aviator ranching programme successful Benue State, saying the authorities should prioritise the instrumentality and resettlement of displaced communities earlier considering ranching projects.

The religion said 5,987 of its members had been killed and 753 worship centres destroyed successful attacks blamed connected equipped herdsmen successful Benue and neighbouring states.

NKST stated its presumption successful a connection by the General Secretary of its Synod Executive Committee, Rev. Ta Targba.

Targba said the religion was not opposed to peaceful livestock farming oregon efforts by the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to the recurring struggle betwixt farmers and herders.

He, however, said selecting Benue arsenic a aviator authorities for a ranching programme was unacceptable, considering the standard of killings, displacement and demolition suffered by communities successful the state.

According to him, thousands of displaced radical are inactive incapable to instrumentality to their ancestral communities, making their restoration and resettlement a much urgent priority.

“Benue is not simply a geographical abstraction disposable for authorities experimentation. The authorities is predominantly an agrarian society. It...