Tinubu on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the rising death toll and the displacement of thousands due to attacks by armed groups. He extended heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and all those affected by the crisis.

“The continued killings in Benue State are unacceptable,” the President said.

“As a government, we cannot fold our arms while lives are being wasted and communities destroyed. Every Nigerian deserves to live in peace and security.”

President Tinubu disclosed that the Federal Government would immediately constitute a high-level peace committee to mediate and drive reconciliation efforts across affected communities. He emphasized that traditional rulers from Benue and other key regions would play a central role in the committee’s work, alongside community leaders, security experts, and other critical stakeholders.

“Our traditional institutions are pillars of peace and custodians of culture. Their voices must be at the heart of any lasting solution,” Tinubu stated. “This committee will engage with all sides, address the root causes of the conflict, and chart a path toward genuine peace.”

He stressed that while security operations will continue to prevent further attacks, dialogue, reconciliation, and community involvement are equally essential in healing the wounds of conflict.

“We will combine strength with wisdom, and force with dialogue. Peace in Benue is not negotiable. This administration is fully committed to protecting every Nigerian life,” the President affirmed.

Tinubu urged all parties in the state to support the peace initiative and reject violence, assuring them that the Federal Government will not relent in its duty to secure the lives and livelihoods of the people of Benue.

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Daily Dates Nigeria gathered that the suspect, a 29-year-old commercial driver, Itoro Clement was paraded on Friday in Abuja.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba said Clement was arrested following an investigation carried out by the Force Intelligence Bureau.

He said Clement who was driving a 2004 Model Camry with number plate BWR 243 BK confessed to having hit Tordue at about 10:00 pm on the night of 13th October 2021, around Mabushi area in Abuja but ran away.

Channels tv reports that while speaking to journalists during the parade, Clement Itoro admitted to having knocked off an unknown pedestrian at about 10:00 pm the same day Tordue Salem went missing.

He however said he did not stop to attend to his victim because he was afraid he could get attacked by armed robbers.

According to Clement, the Mabushi area where the accident took place is known for criminal activities, hence he was afraid he could be attacked.

“I thought it was an armed robber that I knocked down until the following day when I saw a smashed phone on my windscreen. The phone was not working again so I threw it away.

“The place I knocked this person down, is a criminal place everybody knows that place,” he said.

The 29-year-old commercial driver further explained that after driving for some miles, he came across a Police Checkpoint and reported to the officers on duty that he had hit down someone. He said they told him to go to the Wuse Police Station to report himself, but he refused and went straight to Good Friends Garden where he normally parked his car, before proceeding home to his bed.

Salem’s body was found on Thursday, November 11, more than a month after he went missing.

An indigene of Benue State, Salem covers the House of Representatives and was last seen on October 13, 2021, a situation that led to protest and agitation by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abuja.

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