George Okoh in MakurdiThe governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State, Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has condemned the latest attack on Abaashwa community in Mbaasar, Nzorov Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of the state, where suspected armed herdsmen killed four people. In a statement, yesterday, by his media aide, James Ian, the PDP governorship candidate described the attack as “barbaric, heartbreaking and yet another painful reminder of the worsening security situation in Benue State.” He stressed that the true test of effective security lay in preventing attacks rather than merely responding after lives had been lost. “Recurring attacks on Benue communities have created an atmosphere of fear, forcing many farmers away from their ancestral lands and threatening the state’s agricultural economy,” he said. Aondoakaa noted that the people of the state desired concrete security measures that would end the endless cycle of killings and displacement.