Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State says there are plans by herdsmen and their sponsors to chase people away from their ancestral homes and take over the lands to cause confusion in the country.
He also said that the plan is to disrupt the forthcoming elections.
Reacting to the simultaneous attacks on Guma, Logo and Tarka communities where more than 26 persons were killed in their sleep by militia herdsmen said, Ortom said that “enough is enough.”
Ortom spoke through the chief press secretary Nathaniel Ikyur.
The governor also accused the APC government of turning deaf ears to his cries and that of the Benue people as the herdsmen continue to invade communities and kill innocent people.
He recalled how he has always alerted Nigerians and the federal government on the murderous activities of herdsmen terrorists for many years.
According to him, “I suspect that very soon, some states will be completely taken over by these Fulani men called bandits. I suspect that very soon even the Presidential Villa will be handed over to them. I suspect strongly that this is their plan and so nobody should deceive me.”
“Yet they didn’t believe me. Now, they are gradually taking over every space in the country. We are now sharing our sovereignty with terrorists,” he said.
He added, “I am old enough to understand the agenda of these terrorists Fulani against Nigeria, it is a plan to hand over to these Fulani men who are called bandits, so there will be no election.”
The governor appealed to good-spirited Fulani men and those who have the ears of the president to impress on him to stop the evil going on in the country.
He, however, warned that if nothing is done, the people would resort to self-help which would throw the country into anarchy.
