Benue monarch demands withdrawal of military, seeks deployment of Mobile Police
The paramount ruler of the Tyoshin people, Chief Abomtse Daniel, has demanded the replacement of military troops with Mobile Police personnel in Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State.
Chief Daniel made the call after suspected herdsmen allegedly re-invaded several communities, destroying farmlands, including his own.
Speaking in a video circulating online, the monarch said the presence of the military had failed to curb the attacks and insisted that Mobile Police units would be more effective in securing the area.
He warned that the renewed invasions were crippling agricultural activities in Gwer-West, a major food hub of the state, and could lead to hunger and displacement if urgent action was not taken.
Chief Daniel urged both the Benue State Government and the Federal Government to intervene immediately to protect lives, property, and the state’s agricultural backbone.
Clued from citizen television