President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to hunt down those responsible for the recent spate of killings in Benue State.
The president gave the order on Wednesday during a visit to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following renewed deadly attacks in the North-Central state.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting at the Benue Government House, he questioned the police on why there has been no arrest of the perpetrators.
President Tinubu directed further remarks to the top brass of the military and intelligence community, saying: “Christopher (the Chief of Defence Staff), you have given much. I watch your comments, you can’t be tired of staying in the bush. Oloyede and the Air Marshal, we thank all of you, but we need to keep our ears to the ground, let’s get those criminals, let’s get them out.
“DG NIA, DG SSS, retool your information channels and let’s have tangible intelligence so that this will not occur again.”
