Benue State
Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday, January 27, has revealed how he escaped
death after Fulani herdsmen shot at him in his farm.
Ortom, who
narrated that he was shot while in his farm located along Makurdi – Naka road in
Makurdi, Benue state capital.
Ortom, who
spoke to journalists in Makurdi on Monday, reiterated his call for arrest and
prosecution of the leadership of Meyitti Allah for allegedly instigating
violence against farmers in the state.
The Gov
said, “I went my farm last week and the herdsmen who were coming back to Benue
state in their numbers shot at me.”
Ortom
further explained that it took the intervention of men of Operation Whirl
Stroke who responded timely and rescued him before the herdsmen ran away.
The Governor
expressed concerns that herdsmen were allowed to carry sophisticated weapons
more than security agencies.
He said that
herdsmen are not coming for grazing but for interiors, adding that Nigeria is
no longer in the 50s and 60s when cows were grazing for free.
“Anti- open
grazing prohibition law is still in force and anyone who wants to do business
of animal husbandry must embrace ranching,” the Governor declared
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