Wetin dey happen for Benue State as police don grab 41 suspects because of one serious matter wey dey circulate for social media. E be like say some people don dey yan say dem see slaughterhouse for Awe Street, Wurukum, wey dey make people fear as e don go viral. This one no be small thing o!
According to report, some unidentified individuals don dey claim say during the festive season, dem fit lured some persons enter the place come do them something wey nobody fit talk about for light. Na so PUNCH carry the gist come, and the matter don blow well well for social media. The Police Public Relations Officer for Benue, DSP Udeme Edet, come confirm say dem don catch the suspects make dem screen dem as part of investigation wey don start.
Edet talk say dem go use this arrest follow the matter wey people dey yarn for online, make sure say dem fit find out wetin really happen. Meanwhile, Ternongo Mede wey be the General Manager of Benue State Urban Development Board, come yan say dem don plan to visit the area for better assessment. E talk say that place na slum wey plenty people dey live, and e no even get enough planning.
Mede express concern as e talk say the area don too congested due to all these unregulated developments and land wahala wey dey happen. E talk say, “The place dey overdeveloped, too choked. All these things dey happen because railway corporation dey claim dem land, and Jukun people sef dey claim dem own.” Na wetin dey cause this confusion, be this o.
He come add say some people dey give land to individuals without waiting for government approval, and that one no good at all. “Na so we notice sey Jukun people dey allocate plots of land anyhow without government input,” he talk. E no good at all, wey dem dey do all this on top people head. Governor Hyacinth Alia don already give orders make relevant agencies investigate the area, and open access roads to make transportation and security better.
Mede still dey talk say make dem fit go check the alleged slaughterhouse and see wetin really dey happen. “I never see the place sha, but I just hear am. E go make sense if we check the area well well, so if the governor ask, we go fit give am beta report,” he conclude.
For now, authorities don dey work to find out wetin really dey play for the matter, and dem dey urge residents make dem no panic as security agencies dey do dem work. Make we dey watch as di matter dey unfold, because e no so simple like that!
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