The House Of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Police, and all relevant security agencies to carry out in-depth investigation on the periodic attacks on Benue communities with a view to bringing the perpetrators to justice.
It also urged the Federal Government to deploy more surveillance to the seven border Communities affected by these incessant attacks.
The call followed the adoption of a motion on the “Urgent Need To Investigate The Recurrent Attacks Of Herdsmen On The Entekpa And Iwilli Community Of Otukpo Local Government Area Of Benue State” moved by Onuh Onyeche Blessing.
The House also requested the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Ministry of Humanitarian affairs, disaster Management and social development to immediately deploy relief materials to the displaced victims of the Entekpa Community currently taking refuge in Adoka Village.
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“Note that with deep sense of sorrow and concern, there were recent attacks meted on the Community of Entekpa and Iwilli of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on the 3rd of February, 2024. Also note that barely 6 months ago, over two hundred person were killed and slaughtered by these heavily armed herdsmen, rendering the rest of the Community homeless for several months. Saddened that the attacks by the herdsmen are becoming more frequent with the recent attack, just few days ago, which claimed the lives of dozens of persons again, leaving dead bodies decomposing in farm lands and villages within the communities without any solution by the Government.
“More saddened is the continuous attacks on this Community even with the presence of Nigeria Police force and the Army, these perpetrators have taken over the Community completely and shutting down any individual that dares to gain access to the community.”
She added that it deeply saddens that no single individual or herdsman have been apprehended for this dastardly act.
In adopting the motion, the House observed a minute silence in honour of the deceased.
