The military has deployed air surveillance over Makurdi, Benue State and its environs, following Saturday’s killings in Yelwata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area of that state.
The Commissioner of Police, Emenari Ifeanyi, said that the Inspector General of police has taken over the security of Benue State.
Ifeanyi says that all the security agencies are united in confronting insecurity in that state, saying that some arrests have been made.
He says that GovernorHyacinth Alia has already given security operatives in that state all the necessary support.