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Hope's Swift Retreat: Suspected herdsmen launched a deadly attack on the Wannune community in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, the hometown of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. According to DAILY POST, the assault, leaving many dead and injured, occurred just 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited the state to address worsening insecurity.
  • The attack on Wannune, SGF Akume's hometown, happened just two days after President Tinubu visited Benue.
  • Many residents were reportedly killed or injured, leading to widespread chaos and people fleeing into the bushes.
  • A youth corps member in the area issued a desperate plea for prayers and urgent intervention from security agencies.
  • The renewed violence has cast serious doubts on the effectiveness of the President's visit and his directives to security forces.
Hope's Swift Retreat is a stark reality when the promise of peace is immediately shattered. This sudden relapse into violence, so soon after a high-profile presidential visit, underscores the profound fragility of security. It reveals how easily assurances can crumble when deep-seated conflicts persist.

When did you last witness Hope's Swift Retreat in the face of a seemingly resolved problem?

Sources: DAILY POST