Benue Killings Has Gone Beyond Just Condemning, We Need Serious Action – 2Face Idibia

Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, has called for urgent action to stop the bloodshed in Benue State following a recent attack that left hundreds dead.

KanyiDaily recalls that suspected herdsmen attacked Yelwata, a refugee community in Guma Local Government Area, on Friday, killing more than 200 people.

The attack came just weeks after the Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, visited the state in a bid to tackle the growing insecurity.

Reacting to the tragedy on Monday, 2face took to his Instagram page where he shared a video expressing his grief and anger.

The singer, who also serves as the Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach to Governor Hyacinth Alia, described the situation as heartbreaking and unacceptable.

He said: “It’s annoying, I don’t even know where to start expressing my sadness, my grief, my anger, my frustration. For these things that keep happening, happening over and over and over again.

“Every time we call on the governor, we call on the president, we call on, how about, oh man, this thing is not funny anymore.

“It’s not funny anymore, it’s gone beyond just condemning. Serious action, oh, every serious action needs to start to take place.

“Every stakeholder needs to come together to fight this dark part. We need a solution, we need, let’s be serious with this solution.”

2face Idibia, who hails from Benue, said the attacks had gone beyond tragic and were beginning to feel like a sick joke.

He stressed that everyone including government officials, leaders, and communities must come together and treat the crisis as the national emergency it has become.

“My heart is heavy, terribly sad, terribly angry. What’s going on in my state has become a national emergency. I can’t wrap my head around it. I don’t even know what to say at this point.

“It’s going to be business as usual, I’m going to condemn the people. This has to stop; this thing has to stop. It has to involve everybody. Every stakeholder in this country, every stakeholder in every state”, said 2Baba.

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KanyiDaily recalls that Benue Governor, Hyacinth Alia recently 2face Idibia as his technical adviser on entertainment and community outreach.