Shocked by the latest Agatu killings, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the clashes between herdsmen and indigenes of communities in Benue State Northcentral Nigeria.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari expressed his deep shock over last week's clashes, which left hundreds of people dead in four communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
He promised that security agencies would act quickly to get to the root of the problem.
"We will act immediately. We will conduct an investigation to know exactly what happened. The only way to bring an end to the violence once and for all is to look beyond one incident and ascertain exactly what factors are behind the conflicts.
“Once the investigations are concluded, we will act immediately to address the root of the problem,” he said.
The president urged Nigerians to learn to live together in peace and unity.
“We are all one nation and one people. There should not be any reason why Nigerians of any group or tongue cannot now reside with one another wherever they find themselves after decades of living together” he said.
Buhari expressed his condolences to Agatu people, assuring them that his government would do everything possible to ensure that no such incident ever occurred in their midst again.
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