The Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Hyacinth Alia have engaged in a war of words over recent killings by suspected herdsmen in the state.
The PDP, in statement at the weekend by its State Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, said it was concerned by the silence of Governor Alia over the recent armed herdsmen incursions in the state and the killings of innocent Benue farmers in parts of the state.
The party, while alleging that it amounted to the Governor aiding and abetting the crime, also specifically noted the attack on a bus belonging to the state-owned Benue Links Transport Company on Makurdi-Naka Road that led to the death of some victims and injury of several others. This, the PDP said, went unnoticed by the governor as in other similar incidents.
