President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the clashes between Fulani herders and communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, even as he has declared that all Nigerians should feel free to live in any part of the country, since “We are all one nation and one people.”
Attacks by suspected herdsmen over the last month have left hundreds of people dead and hundreds more homeless and dispossessed of their farmlands and properties.
Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, through a press release on Sunday said the President expressed shock over the killings and ordered an investigation.
He also expressed condolences to the government and people of Benue State, with the assurance that there would not be a recurrence of such bloodshed.
“We will conduct an investigation to know exactly what happened; the only way to bring an end to the violence once and for all is to look beyond one incident and ascertain exactly what factors are behind the conflicts.
“We are all one nation and one people. There should not be any reason why Nigerians of any group or tongue cannot now reside with one another wherever they find themselves after decades of living together,” President Buhari said.
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