Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has appealed to the federal government to help deal with rising insecurity in the state as the death toll from the recent attacks by suspected herdsmen on Ukum and Logo local government areas in the state has risen to 56.
The governor made the call yesterday when he visited scenes of attacks.
Addressing journalists after the visit, Alia called for greater action from security agencies.
He engaged with community leaders and their people and urged calm, urging the people to resist the will to resort to self-help.
Security has also been beefed up in the Sankera axis where these attacks happened to restore confidence, while emergency services and relief items have been extended to the two local government areas.
In neighbouring Plateau State, also in the North Central geopolitical zone, over 100 people have been killed in the last two weeks when bloodthirsty marauders unleashed mayhem on communities in the Bokkos and Bassa local government areas of Plateau State.
