Benue: Gov Alia condemns deadly Otukpo attack, orders security hunt for killers

Governor Hyacinth Alia has condemned the deadly attacks connected Akpachi Village and the Otukpo-Nobi assemblage successful Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, describing the killings arsenic a brutal battle connected guiltless lives and a menace to the state’s peace.

The governor’s absorption followed the early Sunday morning penetration by suspected equipped herdsmen, who reportedly stormed Akpachi Village successful Akpa betwixt 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. portion residents were asleep.

The assailants allegedly killed respective radical and near galore others with varying degrees of injuries.

In a connection issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula, Governor Alia said the attacks represented some a superior information breach and an inhumane enactment against the radical of Benue.

He noted that the unit came contempt ongoing efforts by his administration, accepted rulers and information agencies to beforehand lasting bid crossed the state.

“These acts of mindless bloodshed are a nonstop effort to sabotage the advancement of our state.”

Governor Alia expressed sympathy with the radical of Otukpo and the full Benue South Senatorial District, assuring residents that the authorities would not let criminals to unit communities into fear.

“Your lives are precious, and I tin guarantee you that your ancestral lands volition not beryllium surrendered to fear.”

He added that though Benue pe...