By Peter Duru
MAKURDI—Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has raised the alarm that there are threats to his life over the recently enacted Open Grazing Prohibition Law by his administration.
Ortom, who spoke, yesterday, in Makurdi, said he had already reported the matter to security agencies, with expectations that those behind the threats would be arrested.
Governor Ortom said: “There are threats to my life because of the grazing law we enacted in the state to ensure peaceful coexistence between our local farmers and herdsmen.
“It is on record. I have also reported the matter to the security agencies that some persons were planning to attack me.
“But I keep saying that life belongs to God. It is only God that gives and takes away life, so my life is not in the hands of any person who is not happy with the Open Grazing Prohibition Law, 2017.
“If they are not…
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