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From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Benue State House of Assembly has commended Governor Hyacinth Alia for quickly restoring calm in the recent violent protest in Ukum Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The house particularly hailed him for the donation of 23 Hilux vans and 50 motorcycles to security agents to ensure adequate surveillance in the area to forestall further breakdown of law and order.
The house gave the commendation on Tuesday during it’s plenary following a motion by member representing Ukum state constituency, Nyiyongo Ezra.
The members, during the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Hon Aondona Dajoh, condemned the killing of six persons in Ayati, Borikyo council ward of Ukum by bandits and called for a committee of inquiry to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the violent protest and why some individual’s property were targeted during the destruction.
They called for more deployment of security personal to Ukum to guarantee safety of lives and property adding that the State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA) be deployed to provide relief materials to victims of the attack.
Earlier, the lawmaker representing Ukum, Nyinongo Ezra in his motion, condemned the gruesome killings and destruction of property in his constituency and thanked Governor Alia for declaring curfew to forestall further breakdown of law and order.
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Seconding the motion, member representing Kastina-Ala East, Jonathan Agbidye decried the incessant attacks in Sankera intermediate area and solicited for more effort from government to address the situation.
In their separate remarks, member representing Katsina – Ala West Constituency Hon. Peter Ipusu and the Majority Chief Whip observed compromise on the side of the security operatives .
While Ipusu queried why security operatives from the neighbouring local government areas like Logo, Katsina Ala and Kwande were not able to synergize with the security in Ukum the crisis LG to halt the destruction of government property, Hon. Michael Audu of Adoka/Ugboju state Constituency also condemned the action of the youths who went on wanton destruction of government and individual property.
The Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, also expressed worry over the delay by the security agencies from neighbouring local government in responding during the protest.
He stated that those behind the killings are indigenes of Ukum and should have been fished out instead of youths destroying government and individual property.
The house pledge to support every effort being made to arrest those behind the acts and bring them to book to serve as deterrent to others.
The house further directed that security operatives be deployed to the boundary community of Bonta in Konshisha and Opute in Oju local government areas to address renewed hostilities between both communities.
