The AterSimon Foundation, an institution dedicated to youth empowerment, health outreach and community development, has called for a decisive action against insecurity in Benue.
Founder of the foundation, Dr Simon Ater, made the call in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, following the recent attack in Achakpa community, in Daudu of Benue.
He said that no fewer than three persons were gruesomely murdered, with several others abducted by herders in the unfortunate incident.
The founder condemned the incessant killings and kidnappings across communities in the state, describing the situation as “one too many tragedies” that must no longer be tolerated.
Ater, also decried the worsening insecurity along major roads leading to Makurdi, the state capital, which had left motorists and commuters stranded and vulnerable.
“The primary responsibility of any instituted government is to protect its people. Benue must be liberated from these ceaseless bloodbaths.
“We must reclaim our state from the grip of fear. Our people must be liberated. This is one tragedy too many and it must stop.
“Enough is enough. Our people deserve peace, dignity and safety in their ancestral land.
”Gov. Hyacient Alia must rise to the occasion, marshal all necessary resources and demonstrate the political will to stop these evil acts.
“The time for excuses is over. Our people cannot continue to die while the government looks the other way,” he said.
Ater, a 2027 governorship aspirant, assured that his aspiration to lead Benue was driven by an unshakable commitment to restore security, dignity and prosperity to every community.
He criticised the idea to host a carnival in October, saying that at a time when the people of Benue were mourning, hosting a carnival was insensitive. (NAN)