A member representing Kwande/Ushongu Federal Constituency of Benue state within the Home of Representatives, Hon. Terseer Ugbor, has demanded extra federal authorities presence within the state to curb recurring assaults and killings of his constituents by Fulani herdsmen.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Tuesday, Ugbor stated lots of lands have been taken over by bandits in Benue as a result of there are open areas with out authorities presence.
He stated: “As it’s possible you’ll remember, only in the near past, in the course of the 2024 Christmas season, we had an assault by Fulani herdsmen in Kwande native authorities, which is a border group with Cameroon and this assault happened in December 25th, by means of to the New Yr. It acquired so dangerous that the bandits had the audacity to assault an immigration outpost and burnt down the outpost, which was the one standing safety presence we had locally that’s border to Cameroon.
“This immigration outpost didn’t essentially have gear or arms to defend itself. It was extra of an intelligence gathering outpost, however at the very least, it offered a semblance of a safety presence within the place. In the midst of that assault, the bandits took a detour which took them into the Cameroonian territory and the Cameroonian gendarmes attacked them and killed so a lot of them. This factor turned headline information in Cameroon the place they talked about that the Nigerian Fulani bandits are killing and attacking the Cameroon navy.
“So, that is one thing that has a vital worldwide dimension that might turn into disaster past our management and understanding if we don’t take care.
“Simply yesterday (Monday), there was one other killing that happened by the identical Fulani bandits, suspected to be based mostly and camped across the Kachimbila space. From the final depend, we heard that about 13 individuals have been killed and their our bodies have been recovered.”