Fulani 'Herdsmen' called my wife on the phone. Told her to warn me – Benue governor Ortom reveals

Fulani 'Herdsmen' called my wife on the phone. Told her to warn me – Benue governor Ortom reveals

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday said that he had received messages from Fulani threatening him over the anti-open grazing law recently enacted by his administration.

Ortom stated this when he addressed members of National Council of Tiv Youths who protested to government house over what they described as ‘outburst and unguided utterances against Tiv nation and the Indigenes of Benue state by leaders of Fulani cattle rearers’.

Benue: Gunmen assassinate Governor Ortom's top security aide few days after ordering Fulani out of the state

Benue: Gunmen assassinate Governor’s top security aide

Pandemonium broke out early morning on Friday in Makurdi when gunmen shot and killed the senior special assistant on security to Governor Samuel Ortom, Mr. Deneen Igbana in his private residence.

This came just as assailants has attacked the police C Division located in Northbank area of Makurdi and shot the Divisional police Officer (DPO) of the station and his orderly.

Benue is under siege! Governor Ortom declares. Orders Fulani herdsmen/terrorists out of the state

Benue is under siege! Governor Ortom declares. Orders Fulani herdsmen/terrorists out of the state

The Benue State governor, has finally declared that his state is under siege by Fulani terrorists. Samuel Ortom, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor of the state has been very reluctant to condemn the Fulani atrocities in his state, because of their very close ethnic and political links with his party's leader, General Muhammadu Buhari. He fears he would be victimised by tyrannical Buhari, who has already lied that the terrorists were from Libya in order to shield them from prosecution.

On RAMPAGE!! Fulani Terrorists attack another Benue town. Ologba community under siege

On RAMPAGE!! Fulani Terrorists attack another Benue town. Ologba community under siege

Another community in Benue State, Ologba, which is a bother town of Nasarawa State was Wednesday night, April 27, 2016, attacked by over 50 armed men believed to be members of the Fulani herdsmen militia who stormed the village around 6pm, shooting and setting many houses on fire.

Benue people to boycott beef over Fulani attacks

Benue people to boycott beef over Fulani attacks

The Movement Against Fula­ni Occupation (MAFO), a Middle Beltan group yesterday staged a peaceful dem­onstration in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, demanding the Fed­eral Government to take decisive action against the Fulani crisis in Benue State and all other re­ligious related issues across the country.

Fulani annexes Benue State as 5,000 Cows, armed herdsmen completely occupy deserted Agatu communities — Commissioner of Police

Fulani annexes Benue as 5,000 Cows, armed herdsmen completely occupy deserted Agatu communities — Commissioner of Police 

Benue State Police Commissioner, Paul Yakadi, yesterday, said over 5,000 cows accompanied by armed Fulani herdsmen were occupying part of Agatu local government area of the state, where about 300 lives were allegedly lost last week and 7,000 persons displaced.