Worried by sustained attacks and killings of citizens of the state by militia herdsmen, Governor Samuel Ortom, has declared that henceforth, decisive actions will be taken against the invaders.

Governor Ortom, who made the declaration Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, during a press conference on the state of the nation, hinted that Benue will no longer talk about the number of people killed by the invading militia herdsmen but confront them through community efforts in collaboration with conventional security agents.

In the last two weeks, more than 20 people have been killed by Fulani terrorists in unprovoked attacks in Guma, Logo and Gwer West, Agatu. This has led to the growing number of IDPs in Benue. As I speak, more than 1.5million people are still living in poor shanties as shelter. They have nowhere to go to.

He maintained that it is time for “the Federal Government to act fast before they push the citizenry into taking the risk of protecting themselves from these terrorists”.