‘You can’t turn a blind eye’ – Gani Adams asks Tinubu to stop killings in Benue, Plateau, Ondo

‘You can’t turn a blind eye’ – Gani Adams asks Tinubu to stop killings in Benue, Plateau, Ondo

 The Aare Ona kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has
tasked the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government not to continue to
turn a blind eye on Benue, Plateau and Oyo states amid the recent escalation of
insecurity across the country.

 

Adams spoke while delivering a keynote address at the grand
finale of the 2025 Eledumare Festival in Lagos.

 

Speaking with specific reference to the insecurity issues
and humanitarian crisis confronting Nigerian in Plateau, Benue and Ondo states,
the monarch condemned the activities of armed herders, suspected to be behind
the killings and kidnappings in the three states.

 

According to him, the crisis gives a sense of instability
and discourages foreign investors.

 

Urging the Federal Government to act now immediately, he
said, “We cannot because of the political benefits of the Federal Government,
continue to ignore what would be of immense benefit to the rest of the country.

 

“These insecurity issues go a long way to affect food
security, given the important role Benue, Plateau and Ondo states play in the
food production cycle of the nation. The crisis also gives a sense of
instability and discourages foreign investors.

 

“The government at the centre cannot continue to turn a
blind eye to these necessary demands. The time to act is now. We must act
decisively in the interest of our people.”

 

There has been a surge in attacks and killings in Benue,
Plateau and Ondo states in recent weeks.

 

On Tuesday, Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State announced
that a total of 598 people were killed in some communities in the state.

 

Alia spoke during a high-level condolence visit led by the
National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu.

 

In Plateau, over 100 people lost their lives and properties
destroyed as a result of attacks in Bokkos and Bassa LGAs of the state.

 

On Monday, Plateau State Chairman of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev. Polycarp Lubo, and other Christian leaders
hit the streets of the state in protest against attacks which have claimed over
100 lives in the last two weeks.

 

In Ondo, gunmen suspected to be herdsmen killed over 20
farmers in four communities in Akure North Local Government Area of the state.

Source: ‘You can’t turn a blind eye’ – Gani Adams asks Tinubu to stop killings in Benue, Plateau, Ondo

 - NigerianEye
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