Following a fresh attack launched by gunmen on Waya community in Jato-Aka of Kwande Local Government Area, no fewer than four people have been reportedly killed on Tuesday in Benue state.
This was disclosed in a statement released and made available to newsmen in Makurdi by a member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Bob Tyough on Wednesday while raising the alarm.
Reacting to the incident, Tyough attached pictures of the victims and expressed shock over media comments credited to the Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Major General Adeyemi Yekini, who claimed that his team has ended insecurity in Benue and flushed out all criminals from the state.
“I can authoritatively say that my people are still being attacked on daily basis by herdsmen militia. Just yesterday, four persons were killed and many others injured at Waya community in Jato-Aka, Kwande LGA.
“The OPWS Commander’s assertion that his “job does not include arresting cows on the streets” is also misleading. Herdsmen invade our communities with sophisticated weapons and kill innocent people.
So if such attacks do not fall within the mandate of the military operation, then, I wonder what else their mandate is,” he stated.
