Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has made a bold allegation, accusing some Abuja-based politicians and National Assembly lawmakers of sponsoring the persistent violence and killings in the state.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Governor Alia revealed that findings from a judicial panel set up by the state government implicated several high-profile politicians.

“We set up a judicial panel to sort out for us why we kept having attacks from within and from without and we have received an interim report,” Alia stated. “Between Tuesday and Wednesday next week, I am going to get a full report from the panel.”

Although he did not name any individuals, Alia emphasized the seriousness of the findings.

“It is very unsettling because some politicians who are very functional and are in the National Assembly and are in Abuja are the architects and arrowheads of not just instigating but harbouring and keeping these people,” he said. “They keep them in the bushes, take care of all their bills, and buy all the gadgets for them.”

Describing the situation as “extremely unacceptable,” Alia said the killings can no longer be dismissed as mere farmer-herder clashes.

“If they do not like the lives of the people and are fighting for their own political position, I think I am serving the interest of the common masses and it is my right to protect them,” the governor declared.

He assured that once the full report is submitted, his administration will take firm action to address the issue.