Boko Haram: Suswam beefs security around religious centres
In Benue, Governor Gabriel Suswam has directed that security be beefed up around all places of worship and across the entire state in order to checkmate any form of Boko Haram insurgence in the state.
He said the measure became necessary because he did not want to take for granted the information that Benue State was on the hit list of the dreaded sect, advising that the people of the state be security conscious at all times.
The Governor, who disclosed this while hosting members of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in his office, said: “Let me implore all of you to always be on alert and report any suspicious movement of strange people within your locality to security agents.
“We learnt as a rumour that Benue State is on the hit list of the dreaded Boko Haram and as a person I don’t count the information as a rumour, hence, the need to inform all of you to always be on alert and support government to fish out any strange faces within your locality.
“The issue of Boko Haram has become a strong one that needs to be given serious attention. If you study their activities, you discover that they come like spirits, they kill and maim people, this is not a matter of Muslim or Christian not even pagan, their target is to kill people.”
Urging the people not to be taken aback by any new measures put in place at worship centres across the state, he disclosed that the measures taken with the religious leaders in the state was aimed at taming any strange visitor coming to their environment.
