Herdsmen’s attacks: There’ll be more killings in Benue if FG withdraws troops — CAN
Posted by News Express | 28 December 2019 | 568 times
Benue State Chairman of
the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Akpen Leva Friday called on
the Federal Government to abort the decision to withdraw troops of Operation
Whirl Stroke in the troubled areas of Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states.
Rev. Leva, who was
reacting to the decision by government to withdraw the troops particularly in
Benue State, noted that the state was not yet safe for the withdrawal of the
military and any attempt to do so would endanger the communities and a lot of
casualties would be recorded.
The Federal Government
through the Acting Director of Information, Directorate of Defence Information,
Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, had informed Nigerians that the “decision
to withdraw troops is because the peace mission has been achieved in
troubled communities.”
Nwachukwu had noted that
from the troubled areas in Benue, Taraba and Nassarawa states, it was clear
there was no more threat to lives and properties, as according to him; “there
are no more reports of herdsmen attacks on farmers, or reports of kidnapping
and armed robbery as peace, tranquillity and other missions for the deployment
of troops has been archived”.
But the CAN Chairman, in
a statement by his media aide, Mr. Sam Tyav, argued that peace has not returned
to such areas explaining that pockets of killings have continued in the state
by the herdsmen and wondered why the Federal Government has taken the decision
to withdraw the troops from the state even as there are still threats of
attacks by the herdsmen.
The cleric, however,
commended the government on the work towards attainment of peace in the state,
pointing out that the troops have foiled serious attempts aimed at attacking
communities by the herdsmen that would have been bloody even as they also
arrested some herdsmen and handed them over to the police for prosecution. (New
Telegraph)
Source: News Express
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