YELWATA KILLINGS: SUSPECTS TO BE ARRAIGNED MONDAY AT FEDERAL HIGH COURT
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Suspects arrested in connection with the killings in Yelwata, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, will be arraigned on Monday, February 2, before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The suspects will be charged before Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice.
The Federal Government assured Nigerians that justice would be served in the matter, describing the prosecution as a strong signal to individuals and groups threatening national peace and security under any guise.
“The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to the protection of the lives and properties of all citizens as enshrined in the Constitution,” the statement, signed by Kamarudeen Ogundele, Special Adviser to the AGF and Minister of Justice, said.
Ogundele noted that the arraignment followed a “painstaking investigation and extensive collaboration by relevant government agencies.”
In June, gunmen attacked the Yelwata community, killing scores of residents and displacing hundreds, in one of the deadliest incidents recorded in the state in recent months. Security agencies later confirmed the arrest of several suspects linked to the attack.
President Tinubu had visited Benue State shortly after the incident, where he directed security operatives to intensify efforts to apprehend the masterminds behind the killings.
“How come no arrest has been made? I expect there should be an arrest of those criminals,” the President said during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Benue State Government House in Makurdi.
He further urged security chiefs, including the police and intelligence agencies, to strengthen intelligence gathering and prevent a recurrence of such attacks.
The killings also renewed calls by Governor Hyacinth Alia for the establishment of state police and the creation of an intervention fund to support affected communities.
According to the governor, community policing remains critical to addressing the persistent insecurity threatening Benue State, widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s major food-producing regions.
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