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President Tinubu at the hospital

President Bola Tinubu has visited victims of the recent brutal attack in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

Over 59 people were killed  in the attack while many others injured.

Security agents have yet to report any arrest, with the state government saying it was beyond a communal class.

Governor Hyacinth Alia called it a terrorist invasion.

Arriving at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base in Makurdi around 12:58 p.m., Tinubu went directly to the hospital to see survivors of the massacre.

Following his hospital visit, the President proceeded to the new Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House for a closed-door meeting with key stakeholders to address the spate of violent attacks in the state.

The meeting forms part of a wider effort to find a lasting solution to the escalating crisis affecting several rural communities in Benue.

He is expected to meet with families of the deceased, displaced persons, injured victims, and community leaders impacted by the violence

Present at the meeting are Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, governors from the North-Central region, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, among other top officials.

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