Tor Tiv Says Serial Attacks On Benue Communities Are Calculated Full-scale Genocidal Invasion By Herders, Bandits

The  Tor Tiv V, James Ayatse, has described the serial attacks on rural communities in Benue State as calculated, well-planned, full-scale genocidal invasion and land-grabbing campaign in the state for decades by “herder terrorists and bandits

The highly respected traditional who speaking during a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and stakeholders in Benue on Wednesday, 

dismissed claims that the killings in Benue State are the results of clashes between herders and farmers, describing such claims as misinformation.

The monarch said that such information had led to suggestions to the Benue people to remain tolerant and learn to be accommodating.

  “We do have grave concerns about the misinformation and misrepresentation of the security crisis in Benue State. Your Excellency, it’s not headers-farmers clashes, it’s not communal clashes, it’s not reprisal attacks or skirmishes,"Ayatse added 

“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 header terrorists and bandits, which has been going on for decades and is worsening every year.

“Wrong diagnosis will always lead to wrong treatment. So, we are dealing with something far more sinister than we think about. It’s not learning to live with your neighbors; it is dealing with the war,” the traditional ruler maintained