Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinabajo, has condemned the recent killings in Benue state and other parts of the country while warning that no one should politicize the insurgency situation.
He made this known on Sunday during the interdenominational service for the 2018-Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
He also cautioned groups not to indulge in hate speeches and any form of retaliation.
This follows the killing of 11 persons in a fresh attack on Tombu village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, by suspected herdsmen on Saturday.
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The state governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, confirmed the renewed killings to Channels Television shortly after an emergency meeting with the joint socio-cultural groups in the state.
“Two days back, four persons were killed in Guma Local Government, and this has continued,” he said.
The village was attacked barely 24 hours after the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, met with President Muhammadu Buhari over the killings in Benue, Rivers and other parts of the country.
Mr Idris had told State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja that the police were working hard to address the issues.
He attributed the crises to communal misunderstanding in the affected communities and maintained that “Nigeria is well secured”.
This also comes after 33 persons were said to have been killed in an attack by alleged herdsmen on January 2 in Benue, as well as the brutal killing that occurred in Rivers state.
