‘Our blood not worthless’ – Idoma diaspora demands urgent action over Benue killings

The Idoma Association USA has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to instrumentality contiguous and decisive enactment to extremity the persistent killings successful Benue South Senatorial District, describing the attacks connected communities successful Idoma onshore arsenic a sustained run of unit that has lasted for much than a decade.

In a missive addressed to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the relation expressed interest implicit what it described arsenic the “wanton slaughter, maiming and full annihilation” of the Idoma radical by suspected equipped herdsmen.

The letters was jointly signed by the President of the Idoma Association USA, Prince Dr. Edwin Ochai, and the association’s Secretary, Chief Sylvester Onche Steno.

“With a precocious consciousness of work and a bleeding heart, we are compelled to gully your attention, Your Excellency, to the wanton slaughter, maiming and full annihilation of our people, the bully radical of Idoma onshore successful Benue South Senatorial District of Benue State by bloodthirsty herdsmen, a barbarism that has lasted implicit a decennary unhindered,” the radical stated.

The radical recalled the attacks of July 11 and 12, 2...