The Federal Government has approved the deployment of soldiers to the state to end the lingering farmers/herdsmen crisis in the state.
The state governor, Samuel Ortom made the disclosure yesterday while administering Oath of Office on the President, Customary Court of Appeal (CCA), Justice Cosmos Idye and a High Court judge, Justice Augustine Ityonyiman.
The governor said the invasion of some communities by Fulani herdsmen in the state was taking a worrisome dimension stressing that “more Local Government Areas are being attacked on daily basis”.
“As we speak, the Fulanis have started moving out of Agatu to other parts of the state. What we are witnessing today in Benue State is more than what happened in the North-East,” Ortom said.
The governor listed Agatu, Logo, Tarka, Buruku, and Kwande as part of places currently attack by the Fulani mercenaries.
Ortom urged the judiciary nationwide to support the federal government’s anti-corruption crusade through effective and timely dispensation of justice.
In a remark, the CCA President pledged to uphold the Constitution and judicial ethics in the discharge of his duties.
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