 Dr. Timipere Allison on Wednesday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.){kind=link}
The Executive Director, Conflict Research Network West Africa (CORN) Dr. Timipere Allison on Wednesday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the federal government to take decisive and sustained action and adopt community-driven conflict prevention strategies.
He noted that this is important in order to tackle the security challenges facing Benue State.
In a released signed by the Dr Allison and made available to the press by CORN’s Director of Communication, Professor Oludayo Tade, the CORN Director asked the president to ensure that trauma support and assistance is provided to survivors and the families of the victims.
He noted that “the ability of non-state actors to terrorise communities with impunity exposes deepening weaknesses in the state’s security apparatus adding that this climate of lawlessness emboldens perpetrators, who continue to destroy lives and undermine national stability.”
He then advised President Tinubu to ensure protection for vulnerable communities across Benue and beyond.
While calling for the conduct a prompt, transparent investigation and bring perpetrators to justice, the CORN Director tasked the president to allocate adequate resources to strengthen the Nigeria Police, Military, and State Security Services for effective response and the protection of human life.
CORN West Africa commends all state and non-state actors working to bring peace and stability to the North-Central region of Nigeria.
“Using our extensive research network, CORN will continue to work alongside civil society organisations, community leaders, policymakers, and other stakeholders to promote peace, justice, reconciliation, and the protection of human dignity across Nigeria.
“The management and members of Conflict Research Network West Africa (CORN) are deeply shocked by the gruesome killing of at least 150 civilians in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. This senseless attack, one of many in the escalating wave of violence that has ravaged North-Central Nigeria, reveals a catastrophic failure by the government to safeguard its citizens.
“We unequivocally condemn this heinous act. Such atrocities not only target innocent individuals but threaten the collective security and future of the Nigerian state. The brutal killing of children, women, and the elderly, along with the destruction of homes, food supplies, and communal infrastructure, constitutes a gross violation of fundamental human rights and a breach of international humanitarian norms”.