Benue raises alarm over Boko Haram

The Benue State government yesterday called on the Federal Government to assist the state in its effort to quash a suspected plot by terrorists to attack the state.
The state government has also advised the Federal Government to set up an anti-terrorism outfit in the state to avoid any attacks on the citizens.
State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Conrad Wergba, who spoke on behalf of the government, said the recent arrest of a suspected terrorist in Gboko town confirmed that the presence of Boko Haram in Benue was real and not faked as alleged by some sections of the media.
According to Wergba, the state government needed the assistance of the Federal Government to effectively fight the menace of terrorists as it was beyond its capacity and therefore called for collaboration from the Federal Government and other stakeholders.
In his words; “The proactive effort to preempt this unimaginable descent into the abyss of preventable disaster transcends the capacity of the Benue State government.
“We definitely need the collaboration of all stakeholders to properly address this onslaught. We call on the Federal Government to set up a modern antiterrorism outfit in the state and adequately fund it to properly tackle this security challenge.”
Wergba said the agrarian state was critical to the unity of Nigeria considering its centrality in the geography of the country and its role as a binding force between the north and south, making it a target of attack by Boko haram elements “is to deliberately ignite a conflagration beyond imaginable proportions.”