The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has demanded action and justice for the late Alhaji Ardo Risku Muhammad, the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), who was murdered in a gruesome manner on Friday, 26 June 2026, while returning from a peace meeting convened by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ohinmini Local Government Area of the state.
His brutal killing has generated widespread condemnation and raised fresh concerns about the peace efforts in Benue State.
Malam Hassan Sani Indabawa, Chairman, MURIC Kano Chapter/Coordinator, MURIC Northern States and Abuja, in a statement strongly condemned the brutal killing.
He also demanded an immediate, thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the gruesome killing of the pastoralists’ association chairman and his friend, Mallam Yakubu Isah.
”We have received with shock the brutal killing of Alhaji Ardo Risku Muhammad and his friend on Friday, 26 June, while returning from a peace meeting.
“His body was reported to have been cut into pieces in a gruesome manner after being shot by some cowardly anarchists, whose sole aim was to undermine the peace process and attract reprisals.
”The slain MACBAN leader is a well-known, respected community leader, peace advocate and philanthropist.
“His killing in such a manner was an invitation to chaos and bloodshed, as he was no ordinary community leader.
”It is therefore necessary for the security agencies to do all that it takes to investigate and fish out those responsible for the dastardly act and let them face the full force of the law for their attempt to sabotage the ongoing peace efforts before other aggrieved parties resort to brutal and deadly reprisals,” Indabawa said.
He noted that larger killings and counter-killings in Benue and Plateau states were caused by these kinds of targeted ethnic and religious killings.
He said, ”The intention of these anarchists was to ensure the religious and ethnic division of the North for their own destructive motives.”
He therefore charged the security agencies to find those responsible for this dastardly act within a reasonable period of time and ensure that they face the full force of the law.
