Benue State Chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday reacted to the killing of residents
by Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the state.
The state arm of the party called
on President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest and bring the culprits to book.
In a statement he issued in
Makurdi, the state capital, the PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Bemgba
Iortyom said, “Once again, heavily armed gunmen on Jan. 2, unleashed violence
and mayhem on some rural communities in Benue.
“This time in Guma and Logo Local
Government Areas (LGAs), killing a yet to be determined number of peasant
farmers, women, children and the aged inclusive.
“The assailants also visited
arson on property of the locals on a massive scale which is also yet to be
estimated in terms of monetary value.
“The Benue Chapter of the PDP
totally condemns this barbaric act which qualifies by every standard as
terrorism employed in the pursuit of an agenda which is genocide in character.
“Evidence abound that the gunmen
killing of Benue farmers, burning down their homes and destroying their farms,
crops, farm produce and properties, do not differ from Boko Haram insurgents in
mode and method of operation, as well as extent of impact and devastation on
their victims.
“We also use this opportunity to
reaffirm our support for the law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in Benue
State as the surest antidote, both in the short and long terms, to the menace
of gunmen attack in the state.
“We urge Gov. Ortom to explore
broad-based and bi-partisan approaches involving all segments of the Benue
community towards bolstering internal cooperation measures for the
effectiveness and sustainability of the law.’’
Recall that the State Governor,
Samuel Ortom had confirmed that at least 20 people were killed after suspected
Fulani herdsmen attacked communities in Guma and Logo local government areas of
the state between Monday and Tuesday, last week.
Ortom disclosed this while
briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi after the State security meeting.
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