Benue State Governor, Samuel
Ortom and his and his Taraba State counterpart, Mr Darius Ishaka, have hit out
at the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, after he accused him of sponsoring
the militia causing havoc in the states.
Sanusi claims Ortom training
militia to attack the herdsmen.
During a meeting with the Miyetti
Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Niger State, Sanusi
regretted the attitude of the states towards open grazing.
He said: “We hope that the Vice
President will speak to the Governors of Taraba and Benue in particular, on the
manner the militias have continued to implement these obnoxious and
unconstitutional laws”.
“We hope that he will speak to
the governors and the traditional rulers of the Bachama, the Tivs. This country
cannot afford ethnic conflicts and hopefully we will sit down with them and
find a way forward.”
Reacting to the statement,
Ortom’s Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, absolved his principal of the
allegations.
Akase argued that if the Governor
was sponsoring the militia, they would not have launched an attack on the
state.
Similarly, the Senior Special
Assistant to Governor Ishaku on Media and Publicity, Bala Abu, described the
allegation as “false and unfair.”
“The government has not recruited
militia and is not involved in the training of such people anywhere in or
outside of the state.
“The government advises the Emir
to rather use his vantage position as a traditional and religious leader to
complement the peace efforts of the government than raise unnecessary alarm
capable of causing disaffection among the peace-loving people of Taraba State,”
Abu said in a statement.
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