CATHOLIC BISHOPS URGE TINUBU TO DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BENUE OVER HERDERS ATTACK
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A group of Catholic priests under the banner of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently declare a state of emergency in Benue State in response to the ongoing wave of killings.
This follows recent attacks in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas, where no fewer than 43 people were reportedly killed by gunmen, according to reports.
Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, CBCN President-General, Leonard Kawas, condemned the violence and also decried alleged threats against the Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Wilfred Anagbe, praising him for consistently speaking out against the atrocities and standing firmly with the people of Benue.
“We stand with Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe in his courageous stance against the atrocities committed against our people. As shepherds of the flock, it is our duty to speak out against injustice and defend the dignity of human life.
“The recent spate of insecurity in our nation is so worrisome that one would wonder if this is not the same Nigeria that silenced the dreaded Liberian rebels and sent peacekeepers all over West Africa who were exceptional in carrying out their duties and earned accolades wherever they were assigned,” the bishop said.
Anagbe and Reverend Father Remigius Ihyula had, on March 12, appeared before the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) to testify about militants killing and forcibly displacing Christian farmers in Benue.
The priests said, “The recent spate of insecurity in our nation is so worrisome that one would wonder if this is not the same Nigeria that silenced the dreaded Liberian rebels and sent peacekeepers all over West Africa who were exceptional in carrying out their duties and earned accolades wherever they were assigned.
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