Benue Assembly condemns killing of Katsina-Ala traditional ruler, demands arrest of culprits

The Benue State House of Assembly connected Monday condemned the abduction and sidesplitting of the Kindred Head of Mbajiir successful Tongov, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Chief Sughter Agamber, and called connected information agencies to intensify efforts to way down those responsible.

The House solution followed a question moved by Mr Bemdoo Ipusu (APC/Katsina-Ala), who drew the attraction of lawmakers to the sidesplitting of the accepted ruler by suspected gunmen.

Ipusu told the House that the 10th Assembly had, implicit the past 2 and a fractional years, repeatedly deliberated connected motions concerning the increasing insecurity successful Benue State, peculiarly successful the Sankera axis which includes Katsina-Ala.

He explained that the accepted ruler was abducted connected Friday by chartless gunmen astatine Kam Village successful Tongov, Katsina-Ala LGA.

According to him, section authorities including the Tor Sankera, the Ter Katsina-Ala, and the chairmen of Katsina-Ala and Ukum section authorities councils made frantic efforts to unafraid the victim’s merchandise aft being informed of the incident.

However, Ipusu said the lifeless assemblage of the monarch was discovered successful the bush connected Saturday morning, indicating that the kidnappers had killed him.

He expressed interest that the execution of a kin...