Buhari Reacts To Benue Killings, Calls For End To Extreme Violence

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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent bout of killings in Benue State in which tens of people were killed in Umogidi community of Entekpa-Adoka

in Otukpo Local Government Area of the State, urging that all efforts be made to end the “extreme violence.”

According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Saturday, the President condemned the use of terrorism as a tool in inter-communal conflicts, urging that the attackers be found and dealt with swiftly under the law. He conveyed his grief and sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives due to the attack and directed the secret services, police and military commanders to enhance surveillance on every front and to immediately review the security management in the affected areas.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those murdered. The entire nation stands united in the fight against the forces of terror and evil,” said the President.

 

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So what of sokoto/katsina are they not human beings over their

Your call has no basis without corresponding actions to back it up . You are surely enjoying the blood shedding on a daily basis, but remember the blood of innocent do cries for vengeance.

He has been calling for 8years now and no one is answering, please let him answer his calls

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