Yemi Osinbajo has denied claims that the killings in Benue were the outcome of a planned agenda to eliminate the people.
He said the anger and disappointment expressed by the people at the meeting was “right and justified” but assured that government was committed to providing security for their protection.
He said there were several intervention that had been initiated to make life bearable to them.
The Vice President assured that the government would “dig deep into the root cause of the crises to find lasting solutions to it.”
He also dismissed the religious colorations attached to the killings, saying ” persecutions have always been with Christians and it is the duty of Christians to stop it”.
” The gospel of Jesus can not be killed by anybody; it is not fragile or written on a piece of paper,” he explained.
He said the anger and disappointment expressed by the people at the meeting was “right and justified” but assured that government was committed to providing security for their protection.
He said there were several intervention that had been initiated to make life bearable to them.
The Vice President assured that the government would “dig deep into the root cause of the crises to find lasting solutions to it.”
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