Benue council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the United Nations (UN) to deploy its conflict and peacebuilding agencies to mediate in the series of killings in the state.
The council made this call in a communiqué signed by its Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Agber. The communiqué called on the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to begin the process of providing support to victims of the recent killings as well as helping to peacefully resolve the dispute.
It also called for a media summit with relevant stakeholders to brainstorm on the possible ways of addressing security challenges in Benue. The communiqué urged people of the state to be security conscious at all times and report strange movements to law enforcement agencies.
It condemned the Jan. 1 killings carried out by herdsmen in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of the state. The council lamented the disappearance of one of its members, Mr. Inalegwu Odeh, who had been reported missing in the last three weeks calling on the security agencies to intensify search on his whereabouts.
The communiqué, however, commended Gov. Samuel Ortom for his proactive steps in handling the security situation in the state.
