has told the United Nations that his state
is one of the most affected in the attacks
carried out by the Fulani herdsmen in
Nigeria.
Ortom said within three years of
rampaging Fulani herdsmen attacks in
the state,
- at least 1,878 residents have been killed
- while 200 are still missing.
- While 750 persons are critically injured,
- over 99,427 households were destroyed,
the governor told a visiting country
representative of the UN high
commissioner on refugees, Edward
Kallon.
The UN officials paid the governor a
visit in Benue state.
The governor said the danger in the
attacks by the herdsmen is that there
would be scarcity of food in the state
while the security of the nation would
be threatened.
“For over a decade, the people of Benue
state have noticed the influx of armed
herdsmen who have violently attacked
many communities in the state.
“Between 2013 and 2016 alone, Fulani
herdsmen killed more than 1,878 men,
women and children in cold blood from
12 local government areas of Benue
state.
“Another 750 were seriously wounded
while 200 are missing. Over 99,427
households were affected in Benue State
and property worth billions of naira
destroyed.
“In 2014 alone, the destruction recorded
across 10 local governments in Benue
exceeded N95bn,” he said while urging
the UN to support the state for solutions
to the issue. It had earlier reported that
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state
said that a law to prohibit open grazing
of cattle in his state will soon be
enacted.
The governor made this disclosure in
Makurdi, Benue state capital on
Monday, June 27, at the end of the
Town Hall Meeting he held with
stakeholders in the three senatorial
zones of the state.
According to him, his administration
will not surrender Benue state to the
invading Fulani herdsmen, despite
unending attacks on communities in the
state.
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