AGATU, FULANI CLASH: MARK APPEALS FOR RESTRAINT Category: News Published on Monday, 21 October 2013 05:00 Written by Turaki A. Hassan Hits: 298 Senate President David Mark has appealed to victims of the recent Agatu/Fulani clash in Benue State not to resort to vengeance or reprisals as government is capable of addressing the matter. Senator Mark said both the state and federal authorities are concerned about the clash and have deployed security operatives to contain the situation. Addressing constituency members at Ogwule- Ankpa in Agatu local government area of Benue State when he visited the ravaged communities, Senator Mark lamented over the crisis that claimed 17 lives with seven missing and several others hospitalized and over 50 houses burnt. “I can feel your pains and agonies. It is a disturbing situation. But vengeance or reprisal attack is not the answer. It is the primary responsibility of government to protect the citizenry. Government would reinforce security in this environment so that you can return to your homes and go about your legitimate businesses,” Senator Mark assured. Mark who was accompanied on the visit by the member, House of Representatives representing Apa/Agatu federal constituency Adamu Ochepo Entonu told the people not to take laws into their hands as everything would be done to bring justice and peace. The Senate president called for synergy between and among Benue, Kogi and Nasarawa state governments to provide security in boundary communities to check incursions by mercenaries who were allegedly hired to cause the mayhem. Leaders of the community, Salihu Musa Adoba, Onehi Joseph and Sule Aguma narrated their ordeals in the hands of the attackers alleging that the invaders came in the early hours and started killing people while asleep and burning their houses. They alleged that the herdsmen asked them to vacate their farmlands and homes to enable them graze their cows even though they (Agatu people) had freely accommodated them for decades. They pleaded with the state and federal governments to help them with relief materials and provide adequate security to enable them go back to their normal lives.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:41:20 +0000
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