{"id":119811,"date":"2025-06-17T22:31:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119811"},"modified":"2025-06-17T22:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:31:52","slug":"benue-un-wants-killers-arrested-demands-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/uncategorized\/benue-un-wants-killers-arrested-demands-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Benue: UN wants killers arrested, demands justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1835182100718420493\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1835182100718420493-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1835182100718420493-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"m_-5377745795085852150yiv9799839892\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following attacks on harmless communities in Benue State lately, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has condemned the attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Benue, North Central Nigeria, in which scores of civilians were killed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pointblanknews.com had earlier reported that the state recently witnessed horrific attacks by armed gunmen. Between June\u202f13\u201316, about 200 persons were killed, and many homes and markets were destroyed, with thousands of families displaced. In response, security forces launched cross\u2011border manhunts following an order by President Bola Tinubu.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condemning the attack, Guterres said that those responsible for the violence should be apprehended.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq in a statement said, \u201cWe\u2019re monitoring the situation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Secretary-General condemns the killing of innocent civilians, including in Nigeria, and we hope that those responsible for this violence will be found and apprehended.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, President Tinubu has condemned the attack and called on all leaders and residents to embrace peace, love, and mutual understanding.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president, who cancelled an earlier visit to Kaduna, will now travel to Benue state on Wednesday as part of efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his visit, he is expected to meet with stakeholders, including traditional rulers, political and religious leaders, community leaders, and youth groups, to seek lasting solutions to the hostilities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and to all those who have suffered losses as a result of the crisis.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5377745795085852150yiv9799839892ymail_android_signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa Following attacks on harmless communities in Benue State lately, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has condemned the attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Benue, North Central&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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