The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared one of his predecessors, George Akume as one of the enemies of Benue people, who are unleashing terror on the people of the state.
Mr. Ortom said this on Saturday in an interview through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase, saying the people of the state were shocked to hear Akume blaming herdsmen killings that claimed hundreds of Benue lives on the state government.
Mr. Akume reportedly made the allegation when he spoke to journalists in Abuja on Friday.
The ex-governor had blamed the establishment of the livestock guards by the Ortom administration as the reason for the incessant attacks on the farmers by Fulnai herdsmen.
Ortom said, in reaction, “He (Akume) is part of the enemies of Benue State. He has now shown that he is one of the willing tools in the hands of the enemies of Benue State. This government enacted a law to prohibit open grazing, thereby drawing the anger of those who want to oppose this.
“Those people came out and threatened that there would be no peace in the state until the law was repealed. They followed their threat with attacks and they came out to claim responsibilities. One of them called Garus Ololo justified the January killings that it was a reprisal attack for the stealing of 1,000 of their cows by cattle rustlers.
“So, if a serving senator who is from Benue could go out and claim that Benue people are killing themselves, that person does not only know about the killings but he is part of those killing the people.”
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