Christian group rejects FG’s pilot ranching plan in Benue, cites insecurity

Says 100 lives, including four personnel, millions of property lost in recent attacks
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From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Ebenezer Christian Relief Initiative has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed pilot ranching programme in Benue State, citing persistent insecurity, displacement of residents and the need to protect ancestral lands and existing state laws.
The Chairman of the initiative, Rev Akpen Leva, stated this during a press briefing in Makurdi, where he called on the Federal Government to suspend the proposed programme until security improved and adequate consultations were held with the state ...