Defend Yourselves With Weapons- Benue Governor Tells Citizens

Defend Yourselves With Weapons- Benue Governor Tells Citizens

Samuel Orton, Benue state governor has charged residents of his state especially those living in the rural areas to defend themselves with weapons whenever they are being attacked by gunmen at their homes.

This was contained in a press statement made available by his spokesman, Nathaniel Ikyur while reacting to the fresh killings of about five people in his hometown in the state.

He urged the residents to rise up and defend themselves to reduce the rising spate of killings by gunmen in the state.

The statement reads:

“It is no longer fashionable to continue to cry out for help. We must now be alert and ready to confront these killers.

“This is another way we can assist the security agencies in combating this menace since they are obviously overstretched beyond limits,” he said.

He further emphasized on the need for the federal government to synergize with his administration and step up military operations that will flush out suspected armed herders from neighbouring states bordering Benue.

 “It is time to end this unnecessary shedding of innocent blood. We can do it if we cooperate with each other. The situation where killer herders take shelter with our neighbours, sneak in and kill our people without provocation will not be tolerated any longer.

“Let the security agencies continue to cooperate with us in Benue to end this bloodletting. Let us dislodge these invaders from wherever they may be hiding for peace to return to our communities,”