Benue state government has constituted three committees to tackle the problem of pension payments, judgment debts and garnishee orders on government accounts by some pensioners being owed by the previous administration.
Browsing: Benue state
The Police Command in Benue has denied the allegation making the rounds that it planned to arrest Dr. Aondoakaa Asambe, a Makurdi-based activist and Convener, Benue Alliance for Good Governance (BAGG).
In its bid to stop the series of garnishee orders against the state government, Gov. Hyacinth Alia, has appealed to pensioners to withdraw all cases filed against it in court.
The Police Command in Benue on Sunday said a medical doctor has been arrested in Rivers over the disappearance of three children from Benue.
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the arrest of one Matthew Bem for stabbing his wife to death during a fight in Korinya, Konshisha Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue state, on Tuesday.
Benue Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Mr Fidelis Mnyim, has said that Gov. Hyacinth Alia-led administration inherited N14 billion as judgement debts from the previous administration.
The Police Command in Benue on Sunday warned that it would not approve any form of protest in the state for the time being.
ASHENEWS reports that armed robbers, on Friday evening, attacked four banks, killing scores of people, including policemen, and many others injured in Otukpo, Benue state.
The Benue Government, says it discovered over 600 banks accounts operated by the immediate past administration.
Benue state governor, Hyacinth Alia has said no ransom or any monetary exchanges were involved in securing the release of his Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Mathew Abo.