Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has condemned in totality recent killings in some parts of the state, involving farmers and herders.
Sule made the condemnation when he interacted with both members of the state chapters of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Correspondents’ chapel, at the NUJ Press Centre, in Lafia.
The Governor, who had to cut short his trip to Kano to return to the state in the wake of the recent crisis, condemned the skirmishes that occurred in Keana, Obi, and Doma Local Government Areas (LGAs), where unspecified numbers of both farmers and herders loss their lives.
He said government has beefed up security in such trouble spots including Toto and Nasarawa LGAs, as part of measures to curb the resurfacing of such conflicts.
“I want to, with all sense of respect, condemn the things that are happening between the farmers and herders. I condemn it in totality,” the Governor said.
Engineer Sule said a security council meeting is scheduled to hold to further take steps to address the security threat occasioned by the farmers and herders.
He called on the affected communities to remain calm as the state government was making frantic efforts to address the situation.
