Herdsmen killings: What IG of Police said during tour of Benue, Nasarawa villages

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has assured the residents of communities ravaged by suspected herdsmen in Benue and Nasarawa states of adequate police protection to prevent a recurrence of attacks.

Idris stated this on Saturday during an inspection tour of Gbajimba, Anyiin and Tunga villages in Benue and Nasarawa states.

He said the police were “determined to ensure the protection of lives and property of the residents”.

Idris appealed to them to give information to the security agencies on miscreants in their midst.

“Armed police would be deployed to the affected communities to avert further attacks and restore normalcy”, he added.

Idris, in company of top police officers, also visited some IDP camps in the states.

Receiving the I-G at Gbajimba, Guma Local Government Area, the chairman of the council, Anthony Shawon, thanked him for the inspection tour.

Shawon also commended the quick intervention of the presidency in deploying additional security support to the state to quell the crisis.

He assured the I-G of the commitment of his people towards maintaining peace as they looked forward to returning to their ancestral homes.

In Tunga, community leader, Ibrahim Shaibu, denied allegations that the herdsmen were been harboured in the area.

He explained that his people were law abiding and were providing shelter to displaced Tiv people.

Also speaking, spokesman of the Tiv community, Abraham Vighi, said there were no killer-herdsmen lodging in the area.

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