“…wrong diagnosis would always lead to wrong treatment” – Monarch
By Ime Silas
The Paramount Ruler of the Tiv Kingdom (the Tor Tiv) HRM Prof James Ayatse, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to disregard the misinformation about the ongoing killings in Benue State, stressing that it’s simply a calculated genocide.
The royal father who stated this today during a reception held in honour of the visiting President, however advised that instead of acting based on misinformation, the President should deal with it as war.
Prof Ayatse said “We do have great concern about the misrepresentation and the misinformation about the security crisis in Benue State. Your Excellencies, it is not herders/farmers clashes, it is not communal clashes, it is not reprisal attacks or skirmishes.
It is this misinformation that has led to suggestions such as ‘remain tolerant’, negotiate for peace’, ‘learn to live with your neighbours’. What we are dealing with here in Benue is a calculated, well-planned, full scale genocidal invasion and land grabbing campaign by herder terrorists and bandits which have been on for decades and it’s worsening every year.
Wrong diagnosis would always lead to wrong treatment. So, we’re dealing with something far more sinister than we think about. It is not learning to live with your neighbours, it is dealing with the war”.
There have been series of sustained attacks in Benue State which have led to the gruesome killing of hundreds of persons including women, youths and children.
