Benue killings: Lawyer sends cautious message to Governor Alia

Titilope Anifowoshe, a governmental commentator, has decried the authorities of insecurity successful Benue, adding that what Governor Hycinth Alia campaigned against is presently happening nether his watch.

In an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng, Anifowoshe sued for bid successful the north-central state, adding that what is being experienced successful Benue is simply a achy repetition of history. She past called for leadership, which goes beyond specified rhetoric to lick the interior situation successful the state.

Titilope Anifowoshe condemns Benue killing Photo Credit: @officialABAT
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According to the ineligible icon, each hands, from the national to the assemblage level, indispensable beryllium connected deck, not lone to calm the concern but besides to face and resoluteness the crisis. She said that the authorities did not merit a recycled unit arsenic it is successful the present.

She said:

"It is profoundly unfortunate that we are witnessing a achy repetition of past successful Benue. What is adjacent much troubling is that the aforesaid crises Governor Alia erstwhile criticised during his run are present unfolding nether his watch. "The urgent request for enactment that goes beyond rhetoric. All hands indispensable beryllium connected deck, federal, state, section authorities, and assemblage leaders, to not lone calm the hostility but to face and resoluteness the basal causes of the conflict. Benue deserves sustainable peace, not cycles of unit and blame."

Recently, President Tinubu visited Makurdi, the superior of Benue State, to commiserate with the radical of the Yelwata assemblage successful the Guma Local Government Area of the state. The president arrived astatine the Makurdi Airport, which was located astatine the tactical aerial bid of the Nigerian Air Force basal successful the authorities capital, astatine astir 12:58.

President Tinubu has antecedently condemned the ongoing unit successful Benue authorities and called connected each leaders and residents to clasp peace, love, and communal understanding. He extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and to each those who person suffered losses arsenic a effect of the crisis.

According to his itinerary released implicit the weekend, President Tinubu was scheduled to sojourn Kaduna state connected Wednesday, June 18, to committee assorted authorities authorities projects. However, the authoritative sojourn volition present hap connected Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Source: Legit.ng