Alia condemns tragic attack on Idoma community, vows to protect Benue people

The Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has condemned successful beardown presumption the “senseless” and tragic onslaught by equipped herdsmen connected guiltless locals of Akpete/Asaba assemblage successful Ojantele Ward of Apa Local Government Area.

The Governor said helium is successful heavy sorrow implicit the study that the violent ambushed a radical of guiltless farmers from Ojantelle, Asaba and Akpete who had gone to their cashew workplace to harvest seeds.

This was contained successful connection connected Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Tersoo Kula .

The brutal onslaught claimed galore lives portion six others were inactive missing and a young miss was reportedly abducted.

The Governor described the incidental arsenic a terrorist’ enactment that is unacceptable and a achy reminder of the information challenges confronting peaceful farming communities successful the state.

“How tin you travel successful and onslaught a radical who were simply pursuing their morganatic means of livelihood? My radical are hardworking farmers and bash not merit specified a cruel destiny .

“I condemn this heinous enactment successful the strongest imaginable terms. The sidesplitting of guiltless Benue citizens going astir their regular workplace enactment i...