Buhari expresses sympathies over lost of property in Tiv, Jukun clash

- President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken about inter-communal violence between Tiv and Jukun communities in Guma local government area of Benue

- President Buhari expressed deepest sympathies over losses recorded following the incident

- The president wished those who sustained injuries during the incident speedy recovery

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the inter-communal violence between Tiv and Jukun communities in Guma local government area of Benue, which left dozens injured and several houses destroyed.

Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, January 19, expressed deepest sympathies and condolences to the people and the government of Benue state over losses recorded following the incident.

The president reaffirmed that government would not allow any group to incite hatred and violence against others, even as he commended the army, police and other security agencies for promptly bringing the violence to a quick end, News Agency of Nigeria reports.

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He urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators, financiers and sponsors of the reprehensible acts of violence and charge them to court without delay. Buhari wished those who sustained injuries during the incident speedy recovery.

At least 15 houses, belonging to both members of the Tiv and Jukun nationalities in Abinsi, Guma LGA of the state, were razed when violence erupted among suspected cult groups which later turned to an ethnic clash.

Meanwhile, Legit.com had reported that t he vice chairman north, APC presidential council, Senator George Akume advised Tiv people to vote President Buhari in the forthcoming presidential elections.

Akume, a former senate minority leader and two time governor of Benue, gave the advised on Sunday, December 30, at Wannune, Tarka local government during the celebration of his 65th birthday anniversary.

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He said that the APC had presented the best candidates in all the elective positions in Benue and at the federal level.

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