Benue Deputy Gov visits slain MACBAN leader’s family, calls for calm

The Benue State Government, alongside the Nigeria Police Force, has extended condolences to the household of the precocious Fulani leader, Risku Muhammad, successful Ohimini Local Government Area, portion calling for restraint arsenic authorities intensify investigations into his death.

The condolence sojourn was carried retired connected Tuesday by the Deputy Governor of Benue State connected behalf of Governor Hyacinth Alia.

The delegation comprised the Assistant Inspector-General of Police overseeing Zone 4, Makurdi, the Benue State Commissioner of Police, representatives of the Sultan of Sokoto, officials of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), different information operatives, and members of the deceased’s household who travelled from antithetic parts of the country.

During the visit, authorities officials and information representatives expressed sympathy to the bereaved household and urged them, arsenic good arsenic members of the Fulani community, to debar taking the instrumentality into their ain hands oregon engaging successful immoderate signifier of retaliation.

They encouraged the household to let instrumentality enforcement agencies to behaviour a broad and unbiased probe into the killing.

The delegation besides assured the household that some the authorities authorities and information agencies were determined to place those down the transgression and guarantee they look th...