Governor Samuel Ortom, the executive governor of Benue State has cried out over what he termed the lack of commitment by the Federal Government in tackling the security challenges in Nigeria.
He said that the arrest of IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has shown that the nation’s security apparatus has all it takes to eliminate all security threat in the country.
Therefore Governor Ortom challenged the security forces to apply the same effort which was used against Kanu and Igboho to the Fulani millitiamen, bandits and terrorists; who are having a field day and as well; raping, kidnapping, killing and terrorising innocent and helpless members of the society.
According to him, while the Federal Government clamp down on separatists and freedom agitators in the South, they treat the bandits and terrorists in the Northern part with kid gloves. Sometimes, these bandits are paid off with huge some of money to appease them.
Furthermore, he revealed, “Just two days ago, two humanitarian workers were gunned down in my own village by these Fulani militias and their phones taken away. And the Fulani militias took the phones and when one of their (victims’) brothers called, they confirmed that they had killed them and they are in possession of their phones and that they should tell me to repeal the prohibition of open grazing otherwise they have the right to continue to kill since I said there would be no open grazing in Benue State.
“These people who are here, who are calling themselves bandits and are kidnapping our children from school, who are calling themselves Fulani militia and are killing people, driving them from their lands and taking over, why is the Federal Government not going after them like they went after Sunday Igboho and went after Nnamdi Kanu?”
The security of the nation is detoriating in a manner which is saddening. Something has to be down now and fast
© CHUKWUBUIKEM CHISOM
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