President Muhammadu Buhari has has directed the secret services, Police and military commanders to review their strategies amidts renewed attack in Benue.
Buhari made this claim in reaction to reported attack in Benue IDP camp, where about 34 persons were killed.
The President condemned the use of terrorism as a tool in inter-communal conflicts,.
He therefore directed security agencies to arrest the attackers and deal with swiftly with them under the law.
Buhari has also conveyed his grief and sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives due to the attack in Benue State in which tens of people were killed in the Umogidi community of Entekpa-Adoka in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari condemned the recent bout of killings in Benue communities, urging that all efforts be made to end the “extreme violence.”
According to the statement, “The President condemned the use of terrorism as a tool in inter-communal conflicts, urging that the attackers be found and dealt with swiftly under the law.
“He conveyed his grief and sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives due to the attack and directed the secret services, police and military commanders to enhance surveillance on every front and to immediately review the security management in the affected areas.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those murdered. The entire nation stands united in the fight against the forces of terror and evil,” said the President.
