President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disappointed he is receiving the blame for the recent attacks in Benue state.
Following a series of killings in the state by gunmen,
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, had call for the urgent intervention of the
federal government.
About 11 soldiers, who were on peace keeping task, were
recently killed in the state.
Ortom had also asked the president to rise up and address
the nation since he took an oath of office to secure and protect lives and
property.
Garba Shehu, presidential spokerson, in a statement on
Thursday, said Buhari is pained by the killings, but sad that the governor will
blame the attacks on the president.
“He also states his disappointment and sadness to hear
Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State, make a litany of accusations against
his person and his government following the recent unfortunate incidents in the
state,” the statement reads.
“No responsible government takes pleasure in such events as
the killing of the military and that of innocent citizens taking refuge in an
Internally Displaced People’s camp.
“President Buhari is
deeply pained by the terrible acts of violence happening not only in Benue
State but also in other parts of the country and expects that the law
enforcement agencies will go to every possible extent to catch the perpetrators
of these heinous acts and bring them to justice.
“The lives of fellow citizens should not be desecrated by
deploying them in political diatribe which unfortunately appeared to be the
intent of the string of emotional attacks and blame laid at the doors of the
President for those killings by Governor Ortom.
“President Buhari took an oath to defend the life and
property of every citizen, a duty he takes seriously and is committed to
ensuring.
“Those citizens, regardless of their affiliations, who
either incite, sponsor or are proven to be abettors of these atrocities will
face the law squarely and be answerable for their crimes against our fellow
citizens and nation.”
He said while the president will continue to keep security
agencies on their toes, there is a need for cooperation to promote peace.
He said Benue, under the Ortom administration, ought to
cooperate with the federal government in the implementation of a number of
national programmes to address the underlying issues affecting peace, progress
and development.
Buhari, therefore, urged the governor to place the welfare of the people above all other interests.
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