The Benue State Governor, Samuel
Ortom has lamented the refusal of the Federal Government to arrest leaders of
the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, and other arms of
Miyetti Allah.
Speaking with Dailypost, the governor wondered if leaders of the body enjoy immunity like the
President.
The governor, who expressed
bitterness over the killings in the state, described the body as agents of the
devil.
He said, “Well, I’m not helpless,
but I’m disappointed because if you talk about providing intelligence to
security agencies to help them apprehend impunity, lawlessness and sanction
those who are perpetuating evil act like Miyetti Allah are doing and then
nothing is done to them, then you begin to wonder whether they have immunity
like I have, like Mr president or like my deputy has. Do they have immunity?
“And if they do, which part of
the constitution and if they are not covered by the constitution, which
constitution are they using, are they Nigerians? If you talk about hate speech,
if you talk about instigating violence, if you talk about suspects who are
killers, it should be Miyetti Allah.
“They have instigated violence in
this country. We have reported them and nothing happened. They have been
promoting hate speeches and what amazes me is that they go publicly and say it
and nothing happens. They are completely lawless people and no one is prepared
to even question them.
“You can see they are gradually
moving from one step to the other. I appreciate Nigerians who have been vocal
on this matter. We just have to take the destiny of our country into our hands
and to ensure that the rule of law in our country prevails, if not, we will all
be consumed.
“Those who are keeping quiet and
thinking that Ortom is making a noise, their time is coming. I’m a target for
this people to be killed. I have said it but I have also said my life is not in
the hands of any Miyetti Allah agent or anyone at all. It is in the hand of
God, it’s only when God permits, that my life will leave this world. I’m not
afraid to say it that after me, they will go after another person, so it is our
collective responsibility. If we want this democracy to continue, we must
ensure that those who are becoming lawless are punished so it will serve as a
deterrent to others. If not, tomorrow, another group will also spring up.
“For us here, we have maintained
that we want to be law abiding. Despite all the provocations and insults, we
have restricted ourselves to allow the rule of law to prevail as two wrongs can
never make a right.
“For so many times, Miyetti Allah
have come out to admit to killing our people. In the January massacre, they
said they were responsible, and that their cattle were rustled. Because of
that, you come and kill? Why not go after the people that rustled your cattle
and report them to the police and get them arrested, than going to kill
innocent people, toddlers; you kill pregnant women, you kill old men and
others.
“Their duty is to kill, to
destroy, and to steal, and to us Christians, that is the attribute of the
devil. ‘The devil cometh not but to steal, to kill and to destroy. This is what
these people are doing. So you don’t need an Angel to tell you that these
people are evil people.”
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