The National Coalition Against Mass Killings and Impunity (NCAMKI), supported by the Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Organisation, has criticised the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, over his claim that residents of Benue State “provided food, shelter and even women” to the armed killers behind the Yelwata massacre.
In a statement by its National Secretariat, the group described the remarks as “reckless, insensitive, and highly provocative.” It condemned the “dangerous and insulting narrative,” arguing that it re-victimises grieving communities while deflecting attention from the government’s failure to protect lives and property.
The coalition warned that such comments amount to victim-blaming and risk fuelling division and distrust between security agencies and traumatised communities.
