17 LGs facing attacks in Benue – BSEMA boss

Dr James Iorpuu, Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), said 17 out of the 23 local government areas in the state were facing herder attacks. Iorpuu told newsmen on Wednesday in Makurdi that only Ogbadibo, Ohimini, Konshisha, Gboko, Ushongo and one other were not affected. The ES, who is also the Permanent Secretary […]

Dr James Iorpuu, Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), said 17 out of the 23 local government areas in the state were facing herder attacks.

Iorpuu told newsmen on Wednesday in Makurdi that only Ogbadibo, Ohimini, Konshisha, Gboko, Ushongo and one other were not affected.

The ES, who is also the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, said the attacks have rendered hundreds of thousands of Benue people homeless and financially incapacitated, among others.

He further said that the Federal Government needs to dredge the Rivers Benue and Niger; otherwise, flooding will continue to be an annual problem in the country.

He explained that the just-concluded conference of State Emergency Management Agencies in Lagos has widened the horizons of emergency managers across the state. (NAN)