In a statement issued on Sunday, June 15, APC spokesperson Daniel Ihomun condemned what he called “state-sponsored brutality” against demonstrators who gathered to express grief and demand action following the deaths of scores in Yelwata.
“The All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State Chapter, under the leadership of Austin Agada, expresses deep sympathy to the resilient people of Benue State who, faced with unrelenting violence and government silence, took to the streets in peaceful protest, only to be met with state-sponsored brutality,” Ihomun said.
Despite being elected under the APC platform in 2023, Governor Alia came under fire from his party, which described the police response as “a new low in the governance of” Benue State.
“What further proof is needed that the Alia administration has not only failed in its primary duty to protect lives and property but is now complicit in the suffering and silencing of its citizens?” the statement asked.
