H0T: I'll No Longer Announce The Deaths Of Those Killed By Herdsmen- Ortom | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
May 24, 2021
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, says he will no longer announce the deaths of those killed by Fulani Herdsmen in the State.
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The governor charged the people of Benue to acquire dane gun licenses from the Local Government Areas for self defence.
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Ortom gave this charge on Sunday, while speaking at an interdenominational Church service held at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Markurdi.
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"I'll no longer announce the deaths of those killed by Fulani herdsmen, rise up and defend yourselves with weapons not prohibited by law, bows and arrows, spears and knives. Get licence for dane guns from local government Chairmen and use them to defend yourselves.
"God assured me some time back that as long as I lived within the circle of his presence, no weapon fashioned against me shall prosper,ÔÇØ he said.
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The State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Akpen Leva, assured the governor of the support of the Church to secure the lives of the people and for always rising up in their defence.
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The CAN chairman commended the Southern governors on their decision to prohibit open grazing in their states stressing that it was the right thing to do.
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