Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue,
says Theophilus Danjuma, a
At the weekend, Danjuma called on
Nigerians to defend themselves against killers, accusing the Nigerian army of
bias.
This brought about different
interpretations of what the elder statesman said, with many accusing him of
calling for anarchy.
But speaking with journalists
after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa on
Tuesday, Ortom said Danjuma did not ask anyone to pick up arms.
The governor said there is a need
for Nigerians to defend themselves using weapons that are not banned.
“There is a misrepresentation of
what the former minister said. He did not tell anybody to take up arms. He only
said that people should protect themselves. Of course, you know that
self-preservation is the first law of nature,” he said.
“You can’t just wait in your
house and allow someone to come and kill you. You can resist the person, but
you don’t necessarily need to have arms. I think that that was what the
minister was saying.
Ortom said he reminded the
president about his promise to rehabilitate internally displaced persons (IDPs)
in Benue state.
“Also to intimate him on the
plight of over 175,000 IDPs that we have in eight camps. They have expressed
their desire to go back home,” the governor said.
“And Mr. President is very passionate
about their plight and have assured me that government will swing into action
to ensure that rehabilitation is done to those homes of those that were
displaced.”
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