The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue state and Governor Hyacinth Alia are locked in a bitter quarrel over the seven days ultimatum issued by the Governor to traditional rulers in Kwande Local Government Area, LGA, of the state to produce the armed men who recently attacked some cow traders in the area that left two dead while some others went missing.
According to the PDP, Governor Alia in the statement through his Chief Press Secretary, “specifically and conclusively passed a verdict of guilt on the youths at Nyihemba area of Kwande as being responsible for an attack which allegedly occurred against traders in transit there, resulting in the deaths of two of the traders.
“PDP, therefore finds as contradictory the aplomb and fury with which Governor Alia has reacted to the alleged killing of the two traders, since it starkly contrasts his trademark deaf, dumb and blind posture over the repeated killings of innocent Benue men, women and children, even in that same Turan area by herdsmen since coming to office.
“If Governor Alia all along possessed such a magic wand of investigation, how come he has failed to apply it to fish out killers of innocent Benue men, women and children and bring the same to book with the fury and determination he is applying to the isolated incident at Nyihemba? “PDP cautions Governor Alia against taking the docility of Benue people for foolishness with this ultimatum to the people of Kwande, as it amounts to rubbing salt into the gaping wounds of herdsmen atrocities in that area and elsewhere in the state.
“The allegation by the PDP that it was Fulani herders that were attacked and killed is patently false and a figment of its blurry imagination which is obviously a decoy to mislead the unsuspecting public. “Even during the PDP led administration that was only known for propaganda and eye service, a similar ultimatum was issued by their leader, Samuel Ortom, on the traditional rulers in Ado LGA, after a delegation from Ebonyi State were attacked on their way back from Benue after a peace meeting.
“It has to be clearly stated that what happened at Nyihemba was purely a criminal act and the perpetrators must be punished to serve as a deterrent to others.
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