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Wednesday 31 January 2018

Police working to arrest those behind Benue killings - Buhari tells Senate

Police working to arrest those behind Benue killings - Buhari tells Senate

Police working to arrest perpetrators of Benue killings - President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the Senate that the police are working to arrest those responsible for the recent killings in Benue state. Buhari said it is incorrect to assume that he has not done anything about the killings.

- President Buhari says it is incorrect to assume that he has not done anything about the Benue killings

- He states that the federal government is initiating measures to address the killings and other security challenges, alleviate their consequences and forestall re-occurrence

- Senate summons IGP Idris for allegedly failing to arrest those behind Benue killings

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President Muhammadu Buhari has told the Senate that the police are working to arrest those responsible for the recent killings in Benue state.

In a letter read by the Senate president, Bukola Saraki to lawmakers on Wednesday, January 31, Buhari said it is incorrect to assume that he has not done anything about the Benue killings.

He said the federal government was initiating measures to address the killings and other security challenges, alleviate their consequences and forestall reoccurrence.

The president highlighted steps taken so far by his administration to halt the killings across the country.

Police working to arrest those behind Benue killings - Buhari tells Senate


Read the letter sent by Buhari to the Senate below:

“I thank you for your letter referenced NASS/8S/R/01/33 dated 18th January 2018 and carefully studied the resolutions and comments there in. As I briefed you and the RT. Hon speaker when we met, several courses of action have been taken prior to the senate resolution.

“You may recall that I told you of the following steps taken as soon as the information came in to me about the Benue killings.

“One, on Thursday 4th January, I sent the minister of interior and the deputy inspector-general of police in charge of operations for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. Two, on Friday 5th January, the inspector-general of police briefed me verbally on the latest situation, calm had then been restored.

“Three, on Monday 8th, the minister of interior met with the following, governors of Adamawa, Kaduna, Niger, Benue Taraba and Nasarawa together with the DG of the State Security Services, inspector-general of police, CG civil defence, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and police commissioner of the six aforementioned states.

“After the meeting, I instructed the Minister of Interior to brief you on the information gathered so far and steps taken.

“On Tuesday, 9th of January, at a session with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state during which in informed of police arrests of some suspects. In addition, I told him that I have instructed to speed up trial of the suspects and give wide publicity of the police efforts.

“At the instance of the governor, a meeting was held in the presidential villa on 15th with a wide cross-section of Benue personalities and frank and open discussions were held. Everybody appreciated the difficulties of this farmers-herders strife. I assured all of my commitment and assured justice would be done.

"To infer therefore that nothing has been done, is incorrect. The police are strenuously working to apprehend the rest of the culprits of these heartless killings.

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“Furthermore, I have instructed the IGP to relocate to Benue state and redeploy forces to the most sensitive towns. The federal government is initiating measures to address these and other security challenges, alleviate the consequence of these attacks and forestall reoccurrence.

The senate resolution itemised in your letter would be taken into consideration and I’m instructing all relevant MDAs to factor them in their work.

“On December 19 to be precise, while receiving the report of the committee that was set up to review the technical and administrative structure of the NIA, I underscored the need to review the entire national security architecture as I promised in my inaugural address on the 29th May 2015. Action is being initiated to receive maximum cooperation from the senate in line with paragraph three of the senate resolutions."

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to appear before its committees on police affairs and national intelligence for allegedly failing to arrest the perpetrators of the Benue killings.

We learnt that summons followed a 14-day ultimatum the upper chamber handed to the IGP to arrest and investigate the perpetrators of Benue killings, which it said was not adhered to.

The Senate president, Bukola Saraki, during plenary on Wednesday, January 31, said there was need for security agencies to take seriously ultimatums given by the upper chamber.

He said lawmakers will not sweep the Benue killings under the carpet and will ensure that people are made to account over such issues.

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