Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has alleged that those responsible for the recent killings across the state are foreigners.
According to him, the attackers speak unfamiliar languages and exhibit traits suggesting they are not Nigerians.
He stated this on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, following a series of violent incidents in the North-Central state that have resulted in numerous deaths and displacements.
Recall that, in the past two weeks, more than 50 Nigerians have been killed, and numerous communities across Benue and Plateau states have been displaced by unidentified attackers.
When questioned about the identity of the assailants, Governor Alia emphasised the importance of understanding the true nature of the threat.
He stated, “Let’s have the narrative very correct. We know Nigerians by our ethnicities, we can identify a Fulani man, a Yoruba man, a Hausa man, we know them. Even the regular traditional herders, we know them. They work with cows, herding with sticks.
“But these folks [the attackers] are coming in fully armed with AK-47s and 49s. They do not bear the Nigerian look. They don’t speak like we do. Even the Hausa they speak is one sort of Hausa.
“It’s not the normal Hausa we Nigerians speak. So it is with the Fulani; they speak. There is a trend in the language they speak, and some of our people who understand what they say give it names. They say they are Malians and different from our people. But they are not Nigerians, believe it.”
The Governor noted that the current wave of violence represents a new and more dangerous escalation compared to past clashes with traditional herders.
He continued, “This is the second phase we are seeing. The initial ones were with the traditional herders. With the traditional herders, we had fewer troubles. What we are experiencing now has a new, different, strange face, and it’s alarming.
“These terrorists are everywhere. We are under siege. These people just come, kill, and run back. Where are they running to? The way these killings are being planned and carried out is definitely coordinated.
“Some local government areas in Benue share borders with Cameroon, and those borders are quite porous. The terrorists have their own havens in Taraba, Nasarawa, and in border regions of Cameroon,” Alia stated.
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