Rep seeks an end to suspected herdsmen attacks in Benue

Rep seeks an end to suspected herdsmen attacks in Benue.

Rep. Bem Mzondu (PDP-Benue) has sought for an end to attacks and killings by suspected herdsmen in Benue.

Mzondu said this when he presented a motion of urgent public importance on killings by suspected herdsmen in Benue during plenary on Thursday.

Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said that the attacks were mostly in communities located in Guma, Markudi and Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

“At the early hours of March 7 suspected herdsmen and bandits unleashed terror on a community in Benue, five persons were gruesomely murdered, while several others sustained different level of injuries.

“There was a similar attack in the early hours of March 10 in Guma LGA where six persons were killed and over 20 others injured.

“Cognizant by the notice of proscription order as contained in the federal official order dated Sept. 29, 2021 volume 108 of the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda and other similar armed groups have been declared to be terrorists.

“They have also been declared illegal in any part of Nigeria especially in the northwest and north central are proscribed pursuant to section 1 and 2 of the terrorism prevention act of 2011,” he said.

The House commensurated with the families of the victims and observed a minute silence for the repose of their souls.

The lawmakers urged security agencies to ensure the enforcement of the proscription order on the group as published in the official gazette 108.

The House also urged National Emergency Management Agency and Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs provide relief materials to the victims to cushion their hardship.