{"id":6043,"date":"2018-01-10T01:11:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T08:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=6043"},"modified":"2018-01-10T01:11:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T08:11:37","slug":"igp-relocates-restive-benue-buharis-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/igp-relocates-restive-benue-buharis-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Benue Killings: IGP relocates to restive Benue on Buhari’s orders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigeria\u2019s Inspector General of Police,\u00a0IGP<\/span>\u00a0Ibrahim Idris, has been ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to relocate to Benue State \u2013 located in the country\u2019s middle belt.<\/p>\n

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A statement by the Nigeria police force said the president has ordered that \u201cthe Inspector General of Police moves immediately to Benue State to restore law and order, prevent further loss of lives and forestall the crisis from escalating and spreading in the State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benue State has been rocked by clashes between Fulani herdsmen and locals leading to deaths and damage to properties. Meanwhile an aide to the president has reported a meeting between the president and Benue State governor as at Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

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The Force will not hesitate to deal decisively with trouble maker(s), any group(s) or individual for conduct likely to instigate the escalation of the crisis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Bashir Ahmad\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span>@BashirAhmaad<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BENUE CRISIS: President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a meeting with Governor of Benue State, H.E. Samuel Ortom at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n