The Tor Tiv V, James Ayatse, has dismissed claims that the killings in Benue State are the results of clashes between herders and farmers, describing such claims as misinformation.
He spoke during the ongoing meeting between President Bola Tinubu and stakeholders in Benue on Wednesday.
He said that such information had led to suggestions to the Benue people to remain tolerant and learn to be accommodating.
Ayatse said that the killings were a calculated, well-planned, full-scale genocidal invasion and land-grabbing campaign in the state by “herder terrorists and bandits” that had been going on for decades.
He said, “We do have grave concerns about the misinformation and misrepresentation of the security crisis in Benue State. Your Excellency, it’s not headers-farmers clashes, it’s not communal clashes, it’s not reprisal attacks or skirmishes. (Channels)