Benue Killings: “We Are Tired Of Paying Condolence Visits” – Senate

The Nigerian Senate has urged the adoption of strong measures to halt the ongoing killings and other violent acts affecting communities in Benue State. This is as the lawmakers condemned the renewed wave of killings in the state.

The position of the Senate was made known on Tuesday in a briefing by their spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, who called for urgent, collaborative, and lasting solutions to the Benue situation.

He said the Senate, in partnership with the executive, will be visiting the affected communities with a delegation of senators to commiserate with victims and engage with critical stakeholders on the ground.

He said, “We are tired of paying condolence visits. We must put a stop to the killings. That’s why collaboration from everyone, federal, state, security agencies, and most importantly, the locals is essential to find a lasting solution.”

Adaramodu declared the Senate’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s planned visit to Benue State on Wednesday, stating that the President’s presence would end significant weight to ongoing peace and security efforts.

“With the visit of Mr. President tomorrow, it will make great mileage,” he added.

Adaramodu stated that the current happenings in Benue and other states justify the earlier call by the lawmakers for a national security dialogue, reiterating that the forthcoming security summit is a direct response to that call and a critical step toward resolving Nigeria’s security challenges.

“When we hold the security summit, if there is any problem that is unknown, we will then know it.

“We have done enough appropriation that can aid the performance of the security agencies. Nobody can say that the engagements we have had have not yielded results,” he said.