14/03/2024
GOV ALIA VOWS TO PROTECT BENUE CITIZENS AGAINST CRIMINAL ELEMENTS
- Pays Condolence Visit To Wandor Community.
Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Benue State Governor, His Excellency Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has once again pledged his administration’s resolve to protect the territory and people of the state against acts of insurgency and other criminalities to safeguard lives and property of the citizenry.
The Governor made this affirmation Wednesday when he led a high powered delegation of government functionaries and security chiefs from different formations within the state on a condolence and assessment visit to Wandor community in Mbalom district of Gwer East Local Government Area where 17 persons were reportedly killed and 18 others sustained injuries while property worth millions of naira destroyed in the aftermath of a coordinated attack on the community by suspected armed herders on the night of March 7, 2024.
In his condolence message, the Governor who was represented by his Deputy, H.E Barr. Dr. Sam Ode, mni said “it is our desire to protect the territory of Benue against criminal elements who will come here and maim our people, destroy our farmland and do all kinds of evil in our communities. We want to assure you that working with security agencies, this type of occurrence will not happen again”.
He also expressed sadness over the gruesome murder of innocent members of the community saying “If any person tells you anything else, the person is trying to be mischievous”, noting that no father will watch his children been killed by criminal elements and be happy or try to justify it by other words.
Governor Alia who said his administration is committed to providing adequate security and welfare to the people of Benue State further enjoined the youth in the area to be vigilant at all times, and always report suspected and strange movement within and around the community to the security agencies.