Samuel Ortom, Benue governor, has asked residents of the
state to defend themselves with dane guns against attacks from gunmen.
Some communities in the state have been attacked by gunmen
suspected to be herders. Lives and property have been lost as a result of these
attacks.
Speaking at an inter-denominational church service held at
the government house in Makurdi, Benue capital, on Sunday, Ortom said the
people should defend themselves with weapons not prohibited by law.
The governor said the licence to own a dane gun could be obtained at local government secretariats in the state.
“I will no longer announce the deaths of those killed by
Fulani herdsmen, rise up and defend yourselves with weapons not prohibited by
law, bows and arrows, spears and knives,” he said.
“Get a licence for dane guns from local government chairmen
and use them to defend yourselves.
“God assured me some time back that as long as I lived
within the circle of his presence, no weapon fashioned against me shall
prosper.”
On his part, Akpen Leva, chairman of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), said the resolve by the governors of the southern
part of the country to ban open grazing and the movement of cattle by foot is
commendable.
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