Over 80 communities taken over by Fulani terrorists in Benue, Plateau — Christian group raises alarm

The Christian Rights Agenda, CRA, a faith-based advocacy organisation, has called connected President Bola Tinubu’s medication to urgently reappraisal its counter-terrorism strategy, expressing sedate interest implicit renewed unit successful parts of Benue and Plateau states.

In a connection issued successful Abuja, CRA revealed that nary less than 80 communities successful the 2 states are reportedly nether the power of equipped Fulani groups, whom it described arsenic terrorists. The radical warned that these attacks are progressively endangering the lives of Christians and different guiltless Nigerians.

“There has been a resurgence of attacks successful Benue and Plateau implicit the past 3 weeks, resulting successful galore deaths, wide demolition of property, and the displacement of galore families,” the connection read.

Describing the unit arsenic coordinated and bearing the hallmarks of terrorism, CRA condemned what it views arsenic an docket driven by spiritual intolerance and chaos.

“These attacks look to beryllium well-orchestrated acts of terrorism, intended to entrench unit and anarchy. This is unacceptable,” said Reverend Kallamu Musa Dikwa, CRA’s Secretary General.

Dikwa disclosed that CRA has dispatched tract officers to Benue, Plateau, and Borno states to behaviour on-the-ground assessments. “Preliminary findings corroborate that implicit 80 communities person been overtaken by Fulani terrorists,” helium stated.

He besides revealed that the organisation is processing a broad database to papers the persecution of Christians, peculiarly successful bluish Nigeria.

While acknowledging President Tinubu’s caller directive to information agencies to intensify efforts against insecurity, CRA emphasised the request for those orders to beryllium enforced with existent consequences.

“Such directives indispensable spell beyond governmental optics. They should beryllium afloat implemented, and immoderate failures indispensable beryllium met with due sanctions to deter aboriginal negligence,” the connection noted.

CRA further urged authorities governors to emergence supra authorities and code the killings with sincerity and courage.

“It is clip for leaders to telephone a spade a spade and not fell down governmental convenience portion communities suffer,” Dikwa added.