GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on Friday clashed again following an accusation by the governor that Fulani herdsmen were planning to kill him.
According to Ortom, the plan is to be executed along Makurdi/Lafia Highway, the only route from Makurdi to Abuja.
Ortom raised the alarm on Friday, in Makurdi, the state capital, during an interactive session with Christian leaders, traditional rulers and other stakeholders on peaceful elections in 2019.
At the session, organised by the Makurdi Catholic Diocese, the governor, who spoke in Tiv language, said armed herdsmen were currently camping in Guma where they plan to launch the attack on him.
Ortom said he was in possession of an intelligence report which indicated that the Fulani herdsmen had already devised the plot…
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