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Leaders of Benue communities have appealed to President Donald Trump of the United States to extend airstrikes to the North-East and North-Central of Nigeria to ensure complete elimination of the terrorist groups attacking and killing Nigerians Christians as well as Muslims.
They also commended Trump for keeping to his words by striking terrorists’ enclaves in the North-West.
President General of Mzough U Tiv, MUT, worldwide, Iorbee Ihagh, made this appeal in a statement on Friday.
While reacting to the airstrike in Sokoto, Ihagh said he had already written a letter to thank Trump for taking the bold step to end the Christian genocide in Nigeria.
According to tribal leader, he had in the past appealed to the US President to step in and help put an end to the killings in the country.
“So it is a welcome development. All we are urging the American President is that the strikes should be sustained and it should be decisive.
“We also urge that it should be extended to the North East and the North Central or Middle Belt where we have suffered unimaginable attacks and killings by these terrorist groups.
“Benue State in particular has suffered unimaginable level of killings forcing hundreds of thousands of our people into Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps,” he said.
Extend airstrikes to North-East, North-Central – Benue community leaders beg Trump
