John Charles, Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday raised fresh concerns of possible herdsmen attacks in the state.
The governor dropped this hint when he led the senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, and his wife, Becky, to the cemetery of the 73 victims of the New Year Fulani herdsmen attacks.
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The governor hinged his alarm on the influx of over one million cattle into the state despite the launch of Ayem Akpatuma military exercise last Tuesday.
Governor Ortom, who decried the influx of herdsmen into the state, appealed to the military to flush out the invaders so that the over 160,000 displaced persons who had been in eight camps could return to their homes.
Ortom further said that more than 60 persons, including three people killed last week in Guma Local…
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