While President Tinubu was in town, some in Benue State took down the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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The president’s Monday announcement to postpone his official visit to Kaduna in favour of Benue came in the wake of the horrific massacres in the Yelwata and Daudu towns in the Guma LGAs of Benue state.
President Tinubu has been under fire for ignoring the state’s horrific violence and the loss of entire families; this trip comes after he vowed to visit despite the outcry.
A number of videos have gone viral showing young people who are upset with the APC-led government taking down their flags as they welcome the president.
Protesters said that the president was too busy campaigning for the 2027 elections to show any empathy for the state’s citizens.
Witnesses in one video mistook the chanting of hundreds of young people shouting “We no go gree” for the sound of gunfire. Young people tore down the APC banners while yelling “No more APC flags” in another video.
A different video featuring fleeing individuals set to the sound of gunfire was uploaded by the identical account. They were allegedly being teargassed, according to the man who was carrying the camera.
Recall that His Royal Majesty Prof. James Ayatse refuted reports earlier on Wednesday in the Tor Tiv that the fatalities were caused by a fight between herders and farmers.
What we are dealing with in Benue is a full-scale genocidal invasion and land grabbing campaign by herder terrorists and bandits. It has been going on for decades and is getting worse every year. This is what he informed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
A misdiagnosis is a surefire recipe for ineffective medical care. Clearly, the situation is far darker than we initially perceive.
“It’s not about getting along with your neighbours; it’s about dealing with the war,” he emphasised, urging a stop to the bloodshed.