By Gabriel Olawale
Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Peace and Security, CCGPS, yesterday urged the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in Benue, Taraba and any other state where the governor, as the Chief Security officer wilfully allows the security situation to degenerate to the point where mass murder take place.
Addressing newsmen in Lagos, National President of the group, Otunba Kola Salau said that such declaration will allow for full scale investigation and also stop armed militias from further harming any ethnic group to cause unnecessary crisis in the polity.
Salawu noted that they have followed recent events in Benue state, where the state government has been in a tussle with rampaging herdsmen.
He said: “With keen interest, we are genuinely worried that the situation is being manipulated to make it fester. We also note with concerns the…
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