Following the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has
challenged the Federal government to also arrest members of armed Fulani groups
who carry out attacks against farming communities in parts of the country.
Governor Ortom made the call in a statement on
Thursday evening.
Ortom said while he has no problem with the arrest of the
Biafran leader, the Federal Government’s fight against terrorism and other
crimes would only be seen to be unbiased if armed herders who have been killing
innocent citizens are also apprehended.
He said President Muhammadu Buhari also admitted recently that herdsmen occupying the forests and terrorizing the people are not Nigerians and wondered why no effort has been made to bring them to justice.
He called for the arrest of Miyetti Allah leaders who have
vowed to inflict pain on Nigerians through sustained attacks, adding that
justice must not only be said to be done but seen to have been done.
“Herders armed with sophisticated weapons attack and
sometimes kill Livestock Guards and other security agents, and this is a
situation which deserved a more decisive approach,” he said.
The Governor, however, reaffirmed that the day the Federal
Government decides to end insecurity, the menace will become a thing of the
past in the country.
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