Senator Abba Moro representing Benue South Senatorial District
Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, has condemned in strong terms, the killing of the state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku Muhammad, on Saturday.
Muhammad and his friend, Yakubu Isah, were reportedly ambushed and killed by armed men while returning from a peace meeting in part of the state.
In a statement issued by his media adviser, Emmanuel Eche’Ofun John, on Sunday in Abuja, Senator Moro described the attack as barbaric and unacceptable.
He said all lives matter, and that nobody has the moral and constitutional rights to take the life of an innocent and armless person.
The senator charged security agents to do thorough investigation with a view to getting the real perpetrators of the crime and bringing them to justice.
Senator Moro said he finds it gratifying that the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has found it expeditious to condemn the killing of Ardo and Yakubu.
He opined that if the governor had been pro-actively living up to his constitutional responsibility of protecting the lives and property of Benue people, this avoidable killing would have been averted.
He extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and calls on everyone to join hands together to nip the ugly security situation in the bud.
