Senate Calls For Permanent Military Base In Benue
The Senate has asked the Federal Government to establish a permanent military base in Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State to improve security and provide a faster response to attacks by bandits who often disguise themselves as herders.
This was part of resolutions during plenary on Wednesday after Senator Tartenger-Zam raised a matter of urgent public importance, drawing attention to the worsening security crisis in Gwer-West.
He criticised the slow response of the state government, stating that authorities often downplay the attacks as ‘mere skirmishes’.
The Senate, therefore, unanimously resolved to push for a permanent military base in the area.
The call followed a fresh wave of violence in the area between Sunday and Monday night, where at least four people were killed in another brutal invasion by armed attackers.