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Ortom Condemns Quit Notice To Herdsmen, Orders Arrest Of Group
Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has condemned in its entirety, the recent call by a group on Fulani Herdsmen to quit the state.
A group known as Middle Belt Renaissance Forum, had issued a statement, calling on the herdsmen to vacate the state or face a sniff confrontation from the youths.
In a reaction from the Governor, which was made available to newsmen on Saturday, the State Government distanced itself and the people of the state from the quit notice.
The statement as signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Terver Akase, said the quit notice would not have any impact or effect in Benue State, adding that it should be disregarded by all Benue people including Fulani herdsmen living in the state.
The Governor called on Security agencies to investigate the matter and apprehend those behind the quit notice.
“Benue State has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing to pave way for the establishment of ranches and the implementation of the law is scheduled to commence in November this year.
“The law, however, does not provide that herdsmen should leave Benue State. It rather encourages herdsmen and any other individual who wishes to rear livestock in the state to do so within ranches”, the statement read in part.
Governor Ortom urged the people to remain calm and go about their normal businesses as anyone found to be fomenting trouble on account of such a quit notice would be arrested and brought to justice.
He called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of coexistence, saying, the constitution allowed all nationals to reside anywhere in the country, provided they don’t constitute threat to security.
The Governor also emphasized the need for Nigerians to shun hate speeches capable of plunging the nation into unnecessary crisis.
Wein Billy
August 20, 2017 at 9:13 am
Na now u wake from slumber, after they finished the state
Chukwunyere Okeke
August 20, 2017 at 8:34 am
Season of ‘quit notice’!
Chukwunyere Okeke
August 20, 2017 at 8:34 am
Season of ‘quit notice’!
Adi Joseph
August 20, 2017 at 7:26 am
Confuse man, nonsense !
Odinaka Udeh
August 20, 2017 at 7:23 am
Ewu
Anyah Anthony
August 20, 2017 at 5:04 am
Foolish man
Ibe Paulinus
August 19, 2017 at 10:09 pm
mumu
Onyedikachi Eno
August 19, 2017 at 9:00 pm
Ortom have u order arrest of arewa youths foolish man
Ogechukwu Felicitas
August 19, 2017 at 8:17 pm
The fear of Buhari….
Faddy Valine
August 19, 2017 at 7:58 pm
Foolish man
Anthony Ekenze
August 19, 2017 at 7:23 pm
McChuqs Kings
August 19, 2017 at 5:46 pm
Silly Gov. have finally shown to the world his real self as a hegemonist herdsman, always thirsty for innocent blood. God punish that demonic vampire in human form!
Ugwu Brendan Onyebuchi
August 19, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Are you shor this bastered is not benefiting from this killing in beniue all this why.
Camillus James
August 19, 2017 at 4:38 pm
This is why we said we need Biafra. All political office holders in the zoo called Nigeria are slaves to Hausa-Fulanis
Andybest Bush
August 19, 2017 at 4:17 pm
That man called is not weathy to be a governor how many herdsmen have been arrested since they are killing of innocent souls in the country
Sylvester O Kingdom
August 19, 2017 at 3:28 pm
Fool fulani hestmen are killing ur peoples u are there talking rubbish, idiot
Kings Brandon Brandon
August 19, 2017 at 3:24 pm
Wheel barrow pusher.
Christopher Ochini
August 19, 2017 at 3:23 pm
Why
Chinonso Basil
August 19, 2017 at 3:20 pm
Beware of hate speech …our mumudonDo
Eze Okani
August 19, 2017 at 3:13 pm
just see his face,it will tell his worth..Embecile. …..
Mike David
August 19, 2017 at 3:12 pm
He’s afraid of his slave masters.
Kelvin Orite Ikiogha
August 19, 2017 at 3:12 pm
mumu man
Jennifer Ani
August 19, 2017 at 3:07 pm
The youths should issue quit notice to the ortom of a man too..
Sunday Agalivie
August 19, 2017 at 2:57 pm
Ortom is a big fools
Eric Chigwe
August 19, 2017 at 2:52 pm
Idiot ortomy
Uzochukwu Nwachukwu
August 19, 2017 at 2:50 pm
Hahahahahaha
Don Iyke J Stino
August 19, 2017 at 2:48 pm
Imbecile
'Edu St Michael-Eze
August 19, 2017 at 2:42 pm
Ortom does not know what he wants.
Martinx Osilama
August 19, 2017 at 2:42 pm
Fool. How many fulani heards men have been arrested?
Golden Heart
August 19, 2017 at 2:37 pm
No need to apologise condemn it tell them to carry it out
Ezeliora Stephen
August 19, 2017 at 2:34 pm
Shut up, he did not comdemn any thing. Don`t twist the story.
Samson Kanayo
August 19, 2017 at 2:26 pm
Ortom is a boko haram member in Benue
Nonso Watertreatment
August 19, 2017 at 2:23 pm
I have not seen Governor as idiotic and weak like Ortom