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Security chiefs misinforming you on Benue crisis – Tor Tiv tells Tinubu

The Tor Tiv, Professor Ortese Iorzua James Ayatse, a prominent traditional leader, has directly told President Bola Tinubu that his security chiefs are misinforming him about the true nature of the crisis plaguing Benue State. The Tor Tiv asserts that the conflict is not merely a farmer/herder dispute.

 

The clarification came during a town hall meeting in Benue State, where President Tinubu visited to commiserate with the community following the gruesome murder of over 200 residents in an attack allegedly spearheaded by suspected Fulani bandits.

 

According to the Tor Tiv, the “messaging from the Villa,” which suggests Benue people should “learn to live with their neighbours,” indicates that the President is being misled by his advisors.

 

“We do have grave concerns about the misinformation and misrepresentation of the security crisis in Benue State,” the Tor Tiv stated. “Your Excellency, it is not herder/farmer clashes, it’s not communal clashes. It’s not reprisal attacks or skirmishes. It is this misinformation that has led to suggestions such as ‘remain tolerant, negotiate for peace and learn to live with your neighbours.’ What we are dealing with here in Benue is a calculated, well-planned, full-scale genocidal invasion and land grabbing campaign by herder terrorists and bandits, which have been on for decades.”

 

In response, President Tinubu pledged to address the root causes of the crisis and ensure peace returns to the state. He also expressed his disappointment that the police had failed to make any arrests more than 72 hours after the attack.

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  1. I really sympathize with the Benue people especially for the content of the their Traditional chief, TorTiv.’s speech to the PBAT.

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