Military misinterpreted Gov Ortom’s statement, we are under attack – Benue lawmaker, Mzondu
Mzondu said this while reacting to statement a by the Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, Major General Adeyemi Yekini that his team has ended insecurity in Benue State and flushed out all criminals from the State.But, Mzondu said Yekini ‘s claim is a gross misrepresentation of what Governor Samuel Ortom said when he spoke to newsmen on the influx of nomadic herders with thousands of cows and renewed attacks on farming communities in Benue state.
”The other day, hundreds of cows accompanied by armed herders invaded the campus of Joseph Tarka University Makurdi formerly known as University of Agriculture and were grazing openly causing fear among the students and staff of the institution. No security operative was in sight to question the herders on why they carried such weapons. This is the source of worry of the people of my Constituency. As their representative, it is my duty to project their fears and concerns.
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