Governor Samuel Ortom, has stated
that protracted attacks on Benue communities by suspected herdsmen was causing
humanitarian and food crises.
The governor warned that if the
development is not checked, it could result to famine across the land.
He stated this on Thursday when
he visited Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Abagena, Daudu and Gbajimba
camps.
According to Ortom, the continued
displacement of the people could affect the next planting season, which will
lead to food shortage in the state and the country at large.
Governor Ortom appealed to those
in position of authority and capable of putting an end to the crisis to do so,
saying the displaced children forced out of school could be those of anyone.
While assuring that he would do
everything lawfully possible to ensure the return of the displaced to their
homes, the Governor expressed optimism that God would rise and wage a war
against the invaders.
He promised to sustain the supply
of food and other relief materials to the displaced persons, stressing that
medical attention would never cease in the camps.
The governor said the visit was
to reassure the displaced persons that they were not abandoned in their
predicament and that everything was being done to ensure that they return to
their homes as soon as possible.
Executive Secretary of the State
Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Emmanuel Shior, in an address, appreciated the
commitment of the Governor in catering for the IDPs, even as he called on the
Federal Government to step up support in that regard.
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