The District Head of Mbatser/Mbamusa in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, Mbanongun Gbakera has been suspended for complicity in the crisis between Bonta Community of Konshisha Local Government and Ukpute area of Oju local council.
The Tor Tiv was therefore directed to appoint an acting District Head and set a committee to further investigate the involvement of the suspended traditional ruler.
This was the outcome of the State Executive Council during its expanded council meeting on Monday in Makurdi the state capital.
It equally resolved that the demarcation of the boundary between the two local government areas should be carried out as quickly as possible to prevent further crisis in the area.
The meeting also resolved that criminals who are hired mercenaries responsible for the violence between Konshisha and Oju should be identified and apprehended for prosecution.
Stakeholders on both sides were advised to desist from shielding anyone behind the crisis.
The security council also resolved that security must be placed on the priority list of all local governments in the state.
The State Security Council equally lifted the suspension on three Traditional Rulers in Sankera area.The Traditional Rulers were suspended on August 19, 2019, for the period of six months, for breaching the code of conduct of traditional rulers and of the Benue State Council of Chiefs and Traditional Councils Law 2016.
The meeting also ratified the recommendation of the committee set up to look into the crisis in Sankera area; that Tor Sankera, Abu King Shuluwa should be relocated to Katsina-Ala, the headquarters of the intermediate area, before the end of July, 2020, to effectively attend to issues within his domain.
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It was also the resolution of council that the security outfit sent to Katsina-Ala to stop the crisis should be strengthened for the sustenance of peace.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
