Benue Gov., Ortom Speaks Tough, Threatens To Jail Fulani Herdsmen

Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, has issued a Stern warning to Fulani herdsmen over plans by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore to set up vigilante group across the country.

In July, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore had announced that it will establish a vigilante security outfit across the country to protect herdsmen from cattle rustlers.

In a statement on Thursday through Terver Akase, his chief press secretary, Ortom enjoined the group to shelve the plan as such will not be allowed in the state.

He added that anyone who creates such will be Jailed, noting that the state does not need a vigilante group from Miyetti Allah.

“No Fulani group will come to Benue state where I am the governor. You people know that it is a lie; they cannot come,” the governor said.

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“No room for them to establish vigilante group in whatever kind. When I confronted them, they said they would not use the vigilante group of Nigeria. That one will not operate here.

“We have our own vigilante that operates here; we have community policing in which we are recruiting now and livestock guard that takes care of herdsmen in active support with security men.

“So, no single vigilante group of Miyetti Allah will come to Benue state to make any noise here. For us in Benue state, we believe in the rule of law and we will jail them.”