Herdsmen killed 50 security operatives in Benue in eight months – Samuel Ortom
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the governor further stated that attacks on Benue communities by militia herdsmen had only subsided due to the presence of Operation Whirl Stroke, noting that some security agents were killed recently by the marauders.
The governor disclosed this at Chihichan, Mbakume, Gwer-East Local Government Area of the state during the burial of late David Upuu, the elder brother of the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Internal Affairs, Mr. Boniface Nyaakor.
He prayed that those conniving with enemies of Benue State to execute clandestine agenda against the people would be put to shame.
Ortom was quoted as saying “Those plotting evil against this administration would always come behind, because l know that prayers from the church had helped in saving democracy from its enemies in the state. “From January to August 2018, close to 50 security operatives had fallen prey to activities of militia herdsmen.” In another development, Ortom has charged the people of the state to arm themselves by obtaining their Permanent Voter’s Cards in order to resist further invasion of Benue land by herdsmen under the guise of grazing.
