{"id":167038,"date":"2025-06-15T21:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T20:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-orders-security-action-and-reconciliation-in-benue"},"modified":"2025-06-15T22:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T21:32:08","slug":"tinubu-orders-security-action-and-reconciliation-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-orders-security-action-and-reconciliation-in-benue","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Orders Security Action and Reconciliation in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has issued a firm directive to Nigeria\u2019s security chiefs, instructing them to implement his earlier orders to restore peace and order in violence-stricken areas, with particular emphasis on Benue State.<\/p>\n

Tinubu also tasked the governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, with the urgent responsibility of convening reconciliation meetings among the conflicting groups within the state.<\/p>\n

This was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, President Tinubu called on Governor Alia to urgently initiate dialogue between warring parties, including farmers, herders, and local communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of this is to end the cycle of violence and foster peaceful coexistence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Describing the killings as \u201cinhuman and anti-progress,\u201d the President urged political and community leaders to refrain from making unguarded statements that could inflame tensions further.<\/p>\n

He also warned against any provocative actions that could escalate the violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe latest news of wanton killings in Benue State is very depressing. We must not allow this bloodletting to continue unabated. Enough is now enough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have directed the security agencies to act decisively and arrest perpetrators of these evil acts on all sides of the conflict and prosecute them. Political and community leaders in Benue State must act responsibly and avoid inflammatory utterances that could further increase tensions and killings,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In addition, the President emphasised the need for a collective and united approach to peacebuilding, calling on Governor Alia to lead a process of dialogue and reconciliation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the time for Governor Alia to act as a statesman and immediately lead the process of dialogue and reconciliation that will bring peace to Benue. Our people must live in peace, and it is possible when leaders across the divides work together in harmony and differences are identified and addressed with fairness, openness, and justice,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n

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