The Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly, Mr Hyacinth Dajoh, has urged the Mbaivur and Mbasombo communities in the Ikpayongo area of Gwer-East Local Government to give peace a change and bring to an end the long standing land dispute between them.
Dajoh made the plea during a meeting with stakeholders from Gwer-East LGA in Makurdi the state capital.
Earlier, the speaker had invited the President Generals of the Masev Development Association in Mbasombo and Mbaivur and Ter Gwer for a meeting within five days from Thursday to resolve the crisis between the two communities.
While speaking with journalists shortly after the meeting, Dajoh
called for an immediate ceasefire between the two communities.
The speaker also called on the president generals of Mbasombo and Mbaivur to initiate the process of withdrawing all pending litigations regarding the land within five days in order to pave the way for the resolution of the problems.
His words: “If you fail to resolve the crisis, the Benue government will take over the disputed land and send all occupants out.
“I urged security operatives to wade in and ensure that anyone of whatever status found sponsoring or causing trouble in the area to be brought to book.”