Nigeria, June 18 -- This is a very painful time for all of us.

What's happening in Benue right now is not just a news headline. It's the reality of people waking up to fear, mothers burying children, families sleeping in the open, unsure of what tomorrow will bring. And in the middle of all this, I just want to speak from a place of concern, not politics, not calculation. Just a deep worry for the place I call home.

We are hurting, and understandably, tempers are high. But I want to appeal to everyone, let's not turn our pain into a weapon against each other. Let's not waste energy trading blame when what we desperately need is healing. We've come too far, lost too much, and risk losing even more if we let division set the tone.

Our pe...