German government has reiterated his desire to help Benue State in it on-going fight against communal clashes, iwitnesslive.com can report.
Towards this end, German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Gunther appealed to the Bonta and Okwute communities of Benue State to live in peace.
She made the appeal at the ‘Konshisha-Oju Natural Resource Peace Agreement’ signing ceremony organised by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD), yesterday, in Makurdi.
The envoy, who was represented by the Head, Political Section of the Embassy Matthias Dold, cited competition over land and resources due to the burgeoning population and faulty borders by colonialists as some of the causes of conflicts in communities.
According to her, the factors that give rise to communal conflicts notwithstanding, peace is possible if both sides are committed to it.
Ambassador Gunther also lauded women, who, she said, she observed from experience, achieve more enduring peace when they were involved in any peace process.