Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has called on people of his domain to rise up and defend themselves.
Ortom made this known in the wake of the incessant killings carried out by suspected Fulani herders across three Local Government Areas of the state on Monday night.
About 25 people were murdered in Logo, Guma and Tarka Local Government Areas and several others injured.
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He stated, “It is becoming increasingly glaring everyday that my people are now endangered species and so we can no longer wait for help. My people will have to rise to the occasion to defend themselves and their heritage against the Fulani army of occupation.
“We are law-abiding citizens. We have cried for help against these invaders but nothing is forthcoming. We are left alone and it looks like it is a deliberate strategy. Now, we have only one option; to defend ourselves or be extinct. This is a case for our survival.
“We have been accommodating other people in our land, but our hospitality is misconstrued as weakness. We are not a conquered people. We will never be. We are free-born citizens of Nigeria.”
