Alarmed by the mounting death toll arising from the gruesome attacks allegedly perpetuated by armed herdsmen on communities in Benue and Taraba States, among other neighbouring states, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday cried out that the herdsmen "have declared war against the nation", citing their serial attacks on innocent citizens.
Soyinka, a renowned playwright and poet, also said the federal government was "culpable, definitely guilty of looking the other way while the herdsmen attacked communities without let or hindrance", noting that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari "must indeed be held complicit".
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