Benue Killings: Let’s Get Those Criminals, Tinubu Tells Service Chiefs, IGP

Wednesday June 18, 2025|

President Bola Tinubu has mandated the country’s service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to go after those behind the dastardly killings in Benue State, which have left scores of people dead and many others severely injured, ChannelsTv reports.

Tinubu issued the order on Wednesday, June 18, during his visit to Benue State following the renewed attacks in the North-Central State.

“Police, I hope your men are on alert to listen to information. How come no arrest has been made? I expect there should be an arrest of those criminals,” Tinubu said at the Benue Government House in Makurdi, the capital, during a stakeholders meeting.

“Christopher (the Chief of Defence Staff), you have given much. I watch your comments, you can’t be tired of staying in the bush. Oloyede and the Air Marshal, we thank all of you, but we need to keep our ears to the ground, let’s get those criminals, let’s get them out. DG NIA, DG SSS, retool your information channels and let’s have tangible intelligence so that this will not occur again.”

Gunmen, suspected to be herders, had last week attacked the Yelwata community in the Yelwata Local Government Area (LGA) of the food-producing state, leaving many dead and thousands of others displaced.

That killing sparked national outrage and eventually led to a protest in some parts of the state.