Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, narrowly escaped death after herdsmen shot at him in his farmland located along Makurdi – Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital.
The Governor, who spoke to journalists in Makurdi on Monday, reiterated his call for arrest and prosecution of the leadership of Miyetti Allah for allegedly instigating violence against farmers in the state.
The Gov. said, “I went to my farm last week and the herdsmen, who were coming back to Benue state in their numbers shot at me.”
Ortom further explained that it took the intervention of men of Operation Whirl Stroke who responded timely and rescued him before the herdsmen ran away.
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The Governor expressed concern that herdsmen were allowed to carry sophisticated weapons more than security agencies.
He said that herdsmen were not coming for grazing, stressing “anti-open grazing prohibition law is still in force and anyone who wants to do business of animal husbandry must embrace ranching”.
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