My kinsmen smuggling herdsmen into Benue from Niger Republic to bring me down: Gov Alia
Governor Hyacinth Alia has accused Benue indigenes of sponsoring an influx of herdsmen from the Niger Republic to destabilise his government.
Mr Alia, in a statement by his media aide Donald Kumun, on Sunday, accused his kinsmen of “planning” and “plotting” to bring his government down.
“I am quite saddened to speak about what some fellow Benue citizens are doing.
“What they are planting, planning, and executing is not in favour of the state all in the name of bringing down his administration and this is unacceptable, but the security agents are doing their work,” said the statement.
The Benue government vowed that “those who would be found guilty of this will not go unpunished.”
The statement added, “This is not the Benue we prayed for. The electioneering period is over, and now is governance.”
The governor’s lamentation came amid fresh attacks by herdsmen in some Benue communities.
Mr Alia assumed office on May 29, 2023, succeeding former Governor Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party.
For years, killer herdsmen have raided Benue, destroying crops and killing scores.
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