Herdsmen Kill 6 In Fresh Benue Attacks
Herdsmen have killed six persons in a set of renewed attacks on communities in Logo, Guma and Okpokwu areas of Benue state.
This was confirmed by Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday at the Government House in Makurdi, the state capital.
The governor disclosed this when he received a former military administrator of the state, Brigadier General Dominic Oneya (rtd), who led a delegation on a condolence visit to the governor.
Ortom said two women were reported dead in Guma and two persons in Logo on Tuesday, stressing that pockets of killings were still ongoing.
He also confirmed another set of killings by suspected herdsmen in Odidi and Ojokpailo in Okpokwu LGA on Wednesday.
The governor reiterated his call on security agencies to arrest the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, whom he alleged were still issuing threats of resisting implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of the state.
Ortom, however, noted that the crises between herdsmen and farmers had lingered for years without anyone coming up with a bold step to address the issues.
He stressed that implementing the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law was targeted at finding a permanent solution to the challenge in the state.
