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Benue Killings: Tinubu Visits Injured Victims at University Teaching Hospital

President Bola Tinubu has paid a visit to survivors of last Friday’s deadly attack on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

The President’s visit to the North-Central state comes in the aftermath of the assault, which claimed the lives of more than 59 people and left many others injured.

The President went straight to the hospital after arriving at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi, at about 12:58 pm on Wednesday.

He later left the hospital for the new Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House where he is expected to meet with major stakeholders in the state in view of the violent attacks that have led to the loss of lives.

Tinubu is expected to meet with families of victims, displaced and injured persons, and community leaders directly impacted by the violence.

The meeting with the stakeholders is part of a broader effort to find a lasting solution to the crisis that has affected parts of the state, especially rural communities.

Expected at the meeting are key national and state-level figures, including the state governor, Hyacinth Alia; governors from across the country, particularly from the North-Central states; the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume.

Also expected at the event are service chiefs, prominent members of the National Assembly, leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and other notable figures, particularly those representing the affected communities in Benue State.

To mark the occasion, the state government declared a public holiday.