{"id":159178,"date":"2025-04-13T10:16:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T09:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-alia-announces-security-summit-to-tackle-insecurity-in-benue"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:11:44","slug":"gov-alia-announces-security-summit-to-tackle-insecurity-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-alia-announces-security-summit-to-tackle-insecurity-in-benue","title":{"rendered":"Gov Alia announces security summit to tackle insecurity in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has announced plans to convene a state-wide security summit as part of his administration\u2019s efforts to tackle the persistent insecurity plaguing the state.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Government House in Makurdi, Governor Alia disclosed this during an interactive session with an advisory team dispatched by the Chief of Defence Staff to assess the security challenges in Benue.<\/p>\n<p>The governor highlighted that the state has witnessed a surge in violent attacks, particularly in certain local government areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBenue has experienced increased attacks in recent times, and these are largely concentrated in specific local governments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most affected areas include Kwande, Ukum, Katsina-Ala, Logo, and Gwer West,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that other states are also grappling with insecurity, Alia emphasized that the suffering endured by the people of Benue, especially in the affected communities has been immense.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that his administration has held several high-level meetings with the Office of the National Security Adviser and has already set up a working committee involving the state government and private sector stakeholders to organize the security summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe currently have a dedicated team working with both the state and private sector to put together a Benue Security Summit,\u201d Alia explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to start with that, and I\u2019m also in discussions with fellow governors in the North Central zone to organize a broader North Central Security Summit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Alia also revealed that steps have been taken to bolster the state\u2019s Civil Protection Guards to support conventional security agencies in curbing the ongoing violence and displacement of residents.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed gratitude to the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, for his ongoing efforts toward restoring peace in Benue. He further urged the advisory team to extend their fact-finding mission to neighboring states like Taraba and Nasarawa, where similar security concerns persist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a positive step forward for our dear state,\u201d the governor added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has announced plans to convene a state-wide security summit as part of his administration\u2019s efforts to tackle the persistent insecurity plaguing the state. Speaking on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Government House in Makurdi, Governor Alia disclosed this during an interactive session [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":159177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[9994,331,254],"class_list":["post-159178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-alia","tag-benue","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gov Alia announces security summit to tackle insecurity in Benue - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. 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