Governor Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday
expressed his Government’s “commitment towards preventing further invasion and
killings” perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the state.
Ortom made the remark while
warning those causing panic in the state to desist from such act.
The governor warned those,
“raising false alarm and making inflammatory statements regarding the security
situation in Makurdi, the State capital to desist from such acts or face
arrest.”
In a statement signed and sent out
by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, Ortom directed the police to
apprehend anyone found to be fomenting trouble.
The governor said such alarms
“create panic and give hoodlums the opportunity to harass, rob and even kill
innocent people.”
Ortom described as “unfortunate,
the tendency of some persons to exaggerate the situation, thereby causing fear
in the minds of the people.”
The Governor noted that the
protests witnessed in Makurdi last week have since been “brought under
control.”
He urged residents of Makurdi to
go about their normal activities without the “fear of molestation and assist
security agencies with timely and useful information to enable them perform
their duty of safeguarding lives.”
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