Tag: Ortom
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Governors Ortom, Ishaku attack Emir Sanusi for accusing them of sponsoring militia
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and his Taraba State counterpart, Mr Darius Ishaka, have hit out at the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, after he accused him of sponsoring the militia causing havoc in the states. Sanusi claims Ortom training militia to attack the herdsmen. During a meeting with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’…
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Defend yourselves order: Beginning of the end? – Godwin Etakibuebu
Godwin Etakibuebu The Executive Governor of Benue State was reported last week as calling on his people; all over the State, to defend themselves against the onslaught of the Fulani herdsmen in the State. It must have been a clarion call from a frustrated State’s Chief Executive who is saddened and tired of burying his…
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Herdsmen crisis: Nothing negative must happen to Ortom, group tells IGP
Sequel to the recent killings by some Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and the subsequent face-off between Governor Samuel Ortom and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, an Abuja-based civil society organisation, the Sanctity Transparency Peace Initiative, has warned IG that nothing negative must happen to the governor. The group also called on…
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Herdsmen: ‘Defend yourselves against further attacks’ Ortom tells Benue residents
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has Tuesday charges residents in the state to defend themselves against further attacks by Fulani herdsmen. Ortom said this on a radio programme in the state on Tuesday. The governor noted that in spite of the presence of policemen in the state, killings were still going on in two…
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Herdsmen killings: Buhari surrounded by bad advisers- Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday expressed pity for President Muhammadu Buhari while stressing that he is surrounded by a wrong set of people that could not give him useful advice that would see the nation out of the trouble of herdsmen killings . Ortom stated this while reacting to statement made by Minister of…
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Killings: Benue leaders threaten to cut alliance with North
Apparently frustrated by the incessant killings and attacks on Benue communities, leaders of the state have mandated the state government to cut socio-political alignment with the North, if the killings continued. Pained that it took northern governors three weeks to visit the state after the killing of 73 people by herdsmen and even up till…
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JUST IN: Ortom, Mark, Akume others meet Buhari, insist ‘No land for cattle colonies in Benue’
Sequel to the recent killings of some residents by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, prominent leaders in the state led by Governor Samuel Ortom on Monday met President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa to find a long-lasting solution to the lingering crisis. Recall that the Federal Government through the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh…
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Benue killing: Ortom should be held responsible – Middle Belt group
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has issued a stern warning to all officers and soldiers in the Nigerian Army to steer clear of politics. Buratai, represented by the Commander, Infantry Corps, Maj.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, gave the warning on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of officers who underwent a Regimentation and…
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Benue massacre: Ortom begs protesting residents to avoid another loss of lives, properties
Governor Samuel Ortom on Saturday appealed to protesters in some parts of Makurdi, the state capital, to remain calm and directed security operatives to restore order. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Makurdi residents took to the streets in peacefully protest, over the killings in Guma and Logo local Government councils. Gov. Ortom,…