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Insecurity: Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau vow joint action to end herdsmen attacks
Governments of Benue, Nasarawa, and Plateau States have pledged to work together through their respective emergency management agencies to end insecurity, especially the persistent herdsmen attacks and killings ravaging the region.
The commitment was made during a joint press conference held in Makurdi.
Director-General of Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency, Ben Akwash, said he and his Plateau State counterpart, were in Benue to commiserate with the people over the Yelewata massacre, which claimed over 200 lives.
“Besides Nasarawa being an immediate neighbour to Benue, both states were under Plateau,” Akwash said.
“We are in the state not only to commiserate with government and the people, but to rub minds on how best to forestall future attacks.”
He prayed for divine protection over the displaced and urged both Nasarawa and Benue State governments to beef up security around Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps.
Also addressing the press, Executive Secretary of Plateau State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Sunday Abdul, condemned the killings in Yelewata, describing them as a shared tragedy affecting the entire North Central.
“The Yelewata killings is an evil that befell North Central states,” he said.
“What happened in Yelewata is happening in Southern Kaduna, Taraba and parts of Nasarawa, acts which are wicked,” he added.
Abdul encouraged the people of Benue to remain hopeful.
“Have faith, God will continue to be on your side,” he said, while calling on Nigerians and people of goodwill across the world to “pray for the North Central for peace to reign in the zone.”
In his welcome remarks, Dr. James Iorpuu, Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), lamented the state’s prolonged suffering since 2011.
“The state had been under siege since 2011,” he said, adding that “attacks and killings are increasing on a daily basis.”
He described the Yelewata massacre as “wicked” and revealed that about 107 victims are still receiving treatment. Iorpuu expressed deep appreciation to his colleagues from Nasarawa and Plateau for their visit and solidarity.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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