President Bola Tinubu has directed the Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to initiate a comprehensive operation aimed at identifying and prosecuting those responsible for the recent surge of attacks and killings in Benue State.
The President conveyed this directive during his visit to Benue State on June 18, as a reaction to the escalating violence in the North-Central region.
“Police, I hope your men are on alert to listen to information. How come no arrest has been made? I expect there should be an arrest of those criminals,” Tinubu said at the Benue Government House in Makurdi, the capital, during a stakeholders meeting.
“Christopher (the Chief of Defence Staff), you have given much. I watch your comments, you can’t be tired of staying in the bush. Oloyede and the Air Marshal, we thank all of you, but we need to keep our ears to the ground, let’s get those criminals, let’s get them out. DG NIA, DG SSS, retool your information channels and let’s have tangible intelligence so that this will not occur again.” he said
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