Tiv/Jukun crisis: Buhari sends powerful message to Benue, Taraba leaders over killing of Catholic priest, Fr. David Tanko
Buhari directed the Taraba and Benue State governors, traditional rulers, specifically the Tor Tiv and the Aku Uka of Wukari, religious and community leaders in the two states to meet urgently and bring an end to persistent violent clashes between Jukun and Tiv people.
According to Buhari: “The murder of the Catholic Priest highlights the urgency of addressing this embarrassing and persistent conflict.” He added: ”I have watched with trepidation and disbelief how hate and bigotry have inhabited the human soul, resulting in brothers killing brothers. “The persistent deaths and destruction and the seeming desire by the warring sides to push each other to extinction is embarrassing, and this is against the essence of our ethnic and religious diversity in the country.
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