Benue State governor, Samuel
Ortom has called for massive support to the security personnel to enable them
put an end to the incessant attacks on the people by herdsmen in the country.
Ortom made the appeal on Tuesday
in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA), Benue.
He pointed out that the attacks
were taking a different dimension because security personnel too were not
spared.
He said all hands must be on deck
to end the ugly situation.
“Just Monday a soldier was killed
at Tyulen, in Guma LGA of the state.
“People are being killed and even
security men sent here to maintain law are not spared.
“Since these attacks began
January this year, 11 policemen, three Civil Defence officers had been killed.
“We must not allow this barbaric
act to continue to prevail on our people. This is not right.
“This is not right. We must
respect rule of law. When people violate the law and there is no sanction, it
results to impunity and cannot allow impunity to continue in this state,’’ he
said.
He lamented that the attacks were
gradually turning to impunity and if impunity was allowed to continue unabated
it would deteriorate to anarchy.
The Chairman, Gwer West Local
Government Council of Chiefs, Chief Daniel Abomtse said that 24 persons were
killed on Thursday attack on Mbapa, Mbapupuu, Mbachohon, and Enger, all in
Agagbe District in Gwer-West LGA.
According to Abomtse, one person
was abducted on Monday by the herdsmen along Makurdi – Naka road, and taken to
an unknown destination.
He said the herdsmen were camping
at Nyiti near Makurdi where they usually come with their cattle to block the
Makurdi – Naka road in wait of their victims who ply the road.
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