In a poignant moment of national compassion, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Thursday, paid a solemn visit to victims of recent herdsmen attacks receiving treatment at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi.
The visit followed President Tinubu’s arrival in the state earlier in the day as part of his efforts to assess the security crisis and engage directly with affected communities.
The violent attacks, which claimed several lives and displaced many, have drawn national outrage and demands for swift government intervention.
Dressed in traditional attire and visibly moved, the President walked through the hospital wards alongside Governor Alia, offering words of comfort and listening to the survivors’ accounts of the harrowing experience.
The leaders were accompanied by top government officials, security chiefs, and hospital management staff.
President Tinubu described the attacks as “brutal and unacceptable,” vowing that his administration will not rest until justice is served and lasting peace is restored to Benue and other parts of Nigeria plagued by violence.
