Benue Chemical Killings: Governor Suswam Call National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) For Investigations

Bnue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam has made a formal complaint to the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Bem Angwer, on the recent killing with Chemical Weapons of the Tiv  farmers by the Fulani Herdsmen in the state, asking the commission to embark on thorough investigation.

According to the Governor, Fulani militants killed over 30 Benue farmers with chemical weapons in the past two weeks, while hundreds have been killed during the various attacks on the Benue people.

Suswan made the complain  at the Government House in Makurdi, confirming that three containers of the suspected chemicals used by the herdsmen have been submitted for analysis at the appropriate quarters. He urged the NHRC not to leave any stone unturned in its efforts to unravel the source of the chemical weapons used against Benue citizens in Gwer-West, Logo, Katsina-Ala and Guma.

Benue Crisis: Tiv farmers reject ceasefire

In less that  24 hours after a purported ceasefire agreement was signed between Tiv farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Benue state, at the Government House, Makurdi, victims of Fulani Herdsmen attacks in Ayilamo, Tombo ward have drastically rejected the peace pact.

Leader of Tiv Market Union (TMU) in Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area, Tyo Gumsi, who has fled to Gboko, said the agreement cannot stand and also described the purported ceasefire agreement as a “ huge joke and an insult “ on Benue Tiv people, who are at the receiving end of the state crisis.

The Ceasefire agreement which was signed by the National President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Association and Chairman, Benue State Conflict Resolution Peace Building Committee, Bello Bodejo and Brig – Gen Atom Kpera aimed to find a way to restore peace to the troubled state.

Gumsi said; “You cannot kill people, burn their houses, occupy their lands and later sign a useless paper to stay and co- exist with them. I heard on Radio Benue that there was an agreement between Tiv farmers and Fulani herdsmen. I also heard that in the agreement the Fulani said they would stay in Benue and co- exist with Tiv people. I think it is a huge joke.“

“I think those who signed such paper are not in anyway affected by the crisis so they don’t know the pains of seeing someone kill your father, mother and child in your presence and you are helpless.

“They are signing a peace deal yet Fulani herdsmen are still burning Ayilamo, a town, which is 10 minutes from Anyiin , the home town of Governor Gabriel Suswam.

“Those who signed the so-called agreement have sold out. I advise Tiv farmers to reject any peace deal for now, until the real victims of the crisis are involved in the discussion.”

Unknown gunmen kill 19, kidnap 17 in Benue

As the security situations in Benue state remain unfavourable will the acclaimed and continuous Fulani herdsmen killing spree, no fewer than 19 persons among them women and children were yesterday killed by unknown gunmen while 17 others were abducted in different villages of Agatu Local Government Area of the Benue State. 

Agatu Local Government Chairman, Hon. Stephen Dutse told newsmen in Makurdi yesterday that the attackers stormed, Olegaje, Ogumogbo, Ejuma and Ogbagaji, headquarters of the local government about 10pm in a guerrilla manner and started shooting sporadically making the people to run for dear life.

Attacks For Attacks: Benue indigenes in America vow to fund youths to defend themselves

As the persistent attacks and killings continues in some communities in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states by the suspected Fulani herdsmen, Tiv sons and daughters in America  became furious and have restated their resolute determinations to fund their communities to defend themselves if the Federal Government failed to intervene.