Agatu Stakeholders Warn against Political Endorsement over Worsening Security 

A group of stakeholders from Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, has issued a communiqué calling on the government to intervene in the escalating insecurity in the area.

The stakeholders, comprising community leaders, youth representatives, and women groups, met in Otukpo, to discuss the prevailing insecurity and its impact on the community.

They expressed deep concern over the persistent attacks, killings, displacement of innocent citizens, and destruction of farmlands and property by criminal elements and suspected herdsmen.

The group urged the Federal and Benue State Governments, relevant security agencies, and humanitarian organisations to deploy adequate security personnel to vulnerable communities and provide relief materials to affected persons.

“We call on the government to take immediate action to address the insecurity in Agatu,” the stakeholders said in the communiqué, adding: “The people of Agatu are suffering, and it is the responsibility of the government to protect them.”

They enjoined political actors to shun endorsement of candidate for 2027 elections, stressing that all political actors should come together to find lasting solution to security challenges bedeviling the area.