A public affairs analyst, Nick Agule, has blamed the Nigerian security architecture over the failure to stop the incessant killings in Benue State.
The latest incident over the weekend in Yelewata, a border between Benue and Nasarawa states, claimed the lives of over 50 persons, sparking widespread fear and outrage across the country and beyond.
Agule, who was a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief, on Monday, described the situation as tragic and alarming, lamenting the failure of the security operatives to prevent the attacks.
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“There are two aspects to security: one, to prevent attacks using intelligence; and two, to respond effectively when attacks happen. Sadly, neither seems to be happening,” Agule said during the show.
He questioned how heavily armed attackers could penetrate deep into Nigeria, carry out deadly attacks, and escape without consequences.
“It’s difficult to understand how this happens without any form of timely security response,” he said. “The question then becomes why is the government not going after those killing Nigerians, but is quick to tear gas citizens who are weeping, wailing, and lamenting about the situation?”
Following the attack, President Bola Tinubu directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State.
In his reaction, Tinubu charged Governor Hyacinth Alia with convening reconciliation meetings and dialogue among the warring parties to end the incessant bloodshed and bring lasting peace and harmonious coexistence between farmers, herders, and communities.
Pope Leo XIV has also condemned the killings in Benue State, describing the incident as a “terrible massacre” in which mostly displaced civilians were murdered with “extreme cruelty”.
Source: Channels TV
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