Governor: Some National Assembly members sponsoring attacks in Benue

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has accused some serving members of the National Assembly of sponsoring the attacks in Benue State.

The governor said this in an interview with Channels Television on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Alia, who did not name the lawmakers, described the attacks in Benue State as unacceptable.

He disclosed that an interim report of a judicial panel set up by him indicted many prominent politicians.

Governor Alia vowed to take up the matter as soon as he receives the full report next week.

Alia said: “We set up a judicial panel to sort out for us why we kept having attacks from within and from without and we have received an interim report.

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“Between Tuesday and Wednesday next week, I am going to get a full report from the panel.

“It is very unsettling because some politicians who are very functional and are in the National Assembly and are in Abuja are the architects and arrowheads of not just instigating but harbouring and keeping these people, keeping them in the bushes and taking care of all their bills and buying all the gadgets for them.

“This is extremely unacceptable. If they do not like the lives of the people and are fighting for their own political position, I think I am serving the interest of the common masses and it is my right to protect them.

“So, once we receive this report the coming week, we are going to take it up and take it seriously.”

The Star