From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed sympathy with his Plateau state counterpart, Simon Lalong, the government and entire people of the state on the recent killings in Plateau by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Governor Ortom said in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and ICT Mr. Tahav Agerzua that he feels the plight and pains of the families and communities who have lost loved ones, maintaining that he had faced similar travails when he lost many relations in the hands of the same attackers.
He noted that apart from mourning for those slain, the Plateau State government has been saddled with the challenges of managing the aftermath and ensuring peace and security.
“Our hearts go out to the families of our brothers and sisters in Plateau State who lost loved ones in the recent attacks and we pray that God would comfort them and grant the deceased peaceful eternal rest,” the Governor stressed.
Ortom urged the security agencies to comply with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives to contain the situation, prevent escalation, arrest and bring the perpetrators to book.
The governor also, commended Lalong for the security measures so far taken and appealed for support for him to bring the situation under control and also take care of those displaced.
He maintained that it is to forestall a repeat of the Plateau State and similar situations elsewhere in Benue State that his administration is determined to implement the anti-open grazing law which he reiterates would bring lasting peace between farmers and herdsmen.
