Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue,
says some years ago, he disarmed robbers wielding Ak-47.
Ortom said this while speaking
with journalists after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on
Tuesday.
He also clarified the statement
by Theophilus Danjuma, a former minister of defence, who asked Nigerians to
defend themselves against killers.
The governor said the elder
statesman never asked people to take up arms.
“There is need for people to
arise to defend themselves not necessarily using weapons that are banned,” he
said.
“You can use a stick and disarm
someone. Some years ago, I was able to disarm armed robbers with seven AK 47
without anything. I think that is the kind of thing he (Danjuma) was trying to
say.
“Nigerians should rise up to do
this. Security matters are not just left in the hands of security men, it
requires every one of us to put our heads together and be courageous to be able
to surmount it.”
The governor said he visited the
villa to thank the president for the condolence visit he paid to Benue after
the recent killings in the state.
“It is quite assuring that it
will be well and I want to thank the President for the support he has shown. I
know that this crisis did not just start during his tenure, it precedes this
government,” he said.
“When I was serving as minister,
my ancestral home was destroyed, 53 people were killed and this was in 2013
when Mr. President was not yet here.
“But I think that what is
important is the NEC sub-committee headed by the vice-president which is doing
the needful.
“I believe that the meeting we
held and the subsequent ones that we are going to hold will definitely proffer
a solution to this perennial problem and we sought it out ones and for all.
“But we remain committed to our
people and our ranching law and I believe that that is the way forward.’
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