Leke Baiyewu, Abuja
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State met with the Senate in Abuja on Wednesday and blamed the Presidency for ignoring several warnings before the mass killings of his people by herdsmen in the state.
The meeting was part of the ongoing probe by the Senate into the security crisis in Benue State.
The governor appeared before the joint Senate Committee on Police Affairs; and National Security and Intelligence, where he denied allegations against him by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris.
The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted about two hours.
In Ortom’s presentation, which was sighted by our correspondent after the meeting, the governor blamed the Presidency for inaction.
He showed the lawmakers copies of his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the security chiefs before and after the crisis…
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