Sankera area to host three military operations units — Alia

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has announced that the Sankera area, made up of Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo, will be hosting three operational military units as one of the measures to strengthen security in the area.

This was as Governor Alia announced the donation of 30 motorcycles to the security agencies operating in the area.

The donation is to further facilitate general patrol and rapid responses when called upon.

Alia made these declarations on Monday at Katsina-Ala during a Town Hall with stakeholders of the Sankera political bloc of the state.

The governor is on a statewide thank you tour to thank the All Progressives Congress (APC) members for electing him at the party primaries to fly the gubernatorial flag of the party for the 2027 general election.

He is using the tour to hold Town Hall with stakeholders grouped according to the 11 federal constituencies in the state.

As announced by the governor, the military units will be stationed at Agu in Katsina-Ala, Anyiin in Logo, and Azendeshi in Ukum.

On infrastructure and development, he announced plans for the construction of a new dam with a projected capacity of 460 megawatts.

He said the project would provide water and support electricity generation for the people of the state.

Addressing concerns surrounding ranching, the Governor assured the people that no ranch would be established in Benue State without the consent of the people and his administration.

He said: “Nobody will force us to cede even an inch of our land to the pastoralist for any purpose. 

“If that must happen, I can assure you, it will not be this time that I am still the governor of Benue State.”

The Town Hall is expected to continue across the remaining Federal Constituencies in the coming days.