Nigeria, June 16 -- President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his directive to security chiefs to end the wanton killings in Benue State following the latest massacre of more than 100 people in Yelwata in the Guma Local Government Area.

Mr Tinubu's latest directive was disclosed in a Sunday evening statement signed by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. The statement was released hours after Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of the "terrible massacre" in Benue.

Mr Onanuga stated that intelligence chiefs and senior officials of the police and the military have arrived in the state to direct security operations and restore sanity following the president's directive.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that more than 100 people were killed by armed m...