The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness at the distressing reports of the latest attack in Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, in which innocent citizens and security personnel were killed.
In a statement, Obi condoled with families once again forced to bury their loved ones and with the entire people of Logo.
He recalled how his trip to Benue to stand with families devastated by last year's violence in Yelwata was cut short by protesters demanding his exit from the state.
"Even in that moment of grief, when all that should have mattered was humanity, my attempt to reach the affected community was disrupted. Yet that experience has only strengthened my conviction that we must never become indifferent to the suffering of our people.
"Whether the victim is a farmer, a child, a police officer, a soldier, a Christian, a Muslim, or a person of any ethnic group, every Nigerian life has equal value. We must stop counting our dead and start protecting our living," he said.
Obi called on the Federal Government and all security agencies to act urgently, bring the perpetrators to justice, and, most importantly, prevent these recurring attacks. "Nigeria cannot continue on this path," he said.
"My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. May God comfort them, receive the souls of the departed, and give our nation the wisdom and courage to confront this evil decisively.
"A nation that cannot protect the lives of its citizens has a duty to ask itself some very difficult questions. We must do better. We must secure Nigeria."
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