A group, Tiv Youth Council, on Wednesday called on the Benue State Government, traditional and religious institutions to end the ongoing communal clash between Tiv and Jukun in Taraba State.
The communal crisis has claimed many lives, with many displaced after their homes were burnt.
The President of the group, Comrade Mike Msuaan, in a statement also told the Federal Government to stop bloodletting in Benue.
Msuaan said, “We call on the federal and state governments to do everything possible to end the Tiv/Jukun crisis.
“We also call for the setting up of an independent commission of inquiry into the crisis and identify the sponsors. The perpetrators, when found, should be made to face the full wrath of the law to serve as a deterrent to others.
“We again demand compensation for the victims. This is the responsibility of our state government.”
Msuaan lamented that the violence which has claimed lives in Benue and called on the state government to stop killings in the state.
He commended the security agencies for their intervention in the Tiv/Jukun crisis.
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