Tell Nigerians Section Of Law That Permits Herdsmen To Carry AK-47, Ortom Replies Bauchi Gov

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday called on his counterpart in Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed to tell Nigerians, the section of the nation’s constitution that permits Herdsmen to carry AK-47 guns.

Governor Ortom made the call while reacting to the Bauchi State Governor’s statement in his keynote address in Bauchi on Thursday.

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed had in his keynote address took a swipe on his Benue counterpart as the first leader in the country to initiate hatred against Herdsmen.

But Ortom who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase expressed shock and disappointment in his Bauchi counterpart for submitting that Herdsmen had no option but to carry AK-47.

Ortom said with such unguided utterances from a governor, Mohammed had jettisoned the oath of office he was sworn in to uphold and had taken the lead in violating the provision of the constitution just as he said his statement submission amounted to call for lawlessness.

According to Ortom, “the most shocking part of Governor Bala Mohammed’s statement was where he defended herdsmen for bearing arms saying “they have no option than to carry AK47 because the society and the government are not protecting them.”

Ortom added, “It is shocking that a colleague who took the oath of office as I also did, to protect and preserve the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, now takes the lead in violating provisions of the same constitution by calling for lawlessness.

“And the most shocking part of Governor Bala Mohammed’s statement was where he defended herdsmen for bearing arms saying “they have no option than to carry AK47 because the society and the government are not protecting them.”

“It will interest Nigerians to know from which section of the law that supports herdsmen’s free movement around the country with sophisticated weapons.

Governor Ortom reminded Nigerians of what his colleague, Mohammed once said on national television that a Fulani man is a global citizen and therefore does not need a visa to come to Nigeria and that the forests belong to herdsmen.

Responding to Governor Bala Mohammed’s comment that there are Benue people who are freely doing business in Bauchi and elsewhere, Governor Ortom stated that Benue indigenes in Bauchi have been law-abiding and do not carry arms to attack their hosts.

He further said that Fulani, as well as many other Nigerians residing in Benue who respect laws of the land, also live peacefully with their hosts.

Governor Ortom said his administration has not driven away any law-abiding Nigerian in Benue State.

The Governor said he found it unfortunate that those who are trusted with the people’s mandate and should ordinarily uphold truth and justice have chosen to mislead the country.

He stressed the need for leaders to be cautious and retrace their steps which are capable of leading the country to anarchy.

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Amotekun invades kidnappers den
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Amotekun invades kidnappers den in Ondo
•As kidnappers set Amotekun vehicle, motorcycle ablaze
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By Hakeem Gbadamosi – Akure
On Feb 12, 2021
Men of the Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun, in the early hour of Thursday, stormed a kidnappers hideout at Ago Sanusi along Owo, in Owo Local Government Area of the state, following an intelligence report.

The Commander of the Amotekun in the state, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, who disclosed this said the armed kidnappers were dislodged from their base in the forest by the security operatives after the hoodlums had killed a farmer and a member of Vigilante group in the area.

He explained that the security outfit in conjunction with the men of the state Police Command, the Army and other security agencies in the state, invaded the forest after the news of the killing of the two men.

Adeleye said the security operatives mobilised to the forest but said the Fulani herdsmen who are heavily armed took to their heels when they sighted the security men and ran out of the forest.

He, however, said the Armed Fulani herdsmen set the vehicles and motorcycles of the security agents parked on the road on fire, after escaping from the forest.

According to Adeleye, “this cartel were piling up arms and ammunition to invade the entire state while masquerading as herders and using the forest as kidnappers den for negotiation and ransom, illegal mining activities and cultivation of Indian hemp.

“The Security outfits in conjunction with the Police, the Army and other security agencies in the state smoked them out of the forest after it was discovered that the bandits had killed a farmer and a member of the vigilante group in the Area.

“On sighting the security operatives, the hoodlums opened fire and a fierce gun battle ensued which lasted for more than an hour but the hoodlums ran away from the forest.

“They also went to the village where an Amotekun vehicle was parked and set it ablaze. We sympathize with the families of the victims of this dastardly act while assuring them that the culprits will surely be apprehended.”

He denied losing any of the security operatives to the hoodlums as being speculated by some section of the media, saying “the hoodlums only destroyed and set our motorcycle and vehicle ablaze.”

A source in the area also confirmed that the two men had been killed before the arrival of Amotekun and other security agents.

He said the killing led to the invitation of the Amotekun corps, saying the Fulani herdsmen had earlier abducted the farmer on his farm while a search party was organised by the members of the community.

He, however, said a member of the vigilante in the area, Sesan Adebayo, was killed during the search for the farmers whose dismembered corpse was discovered in the kidnappers’ den.

He said this led to the invitation of the Amotekun men who dislodged the hoodlums from the forest, saying we have been sleeping with our eyes opened since the farmer was kidnapped.

Attempts to confirm the incident from the State Police command were not successful as the police spokesman could not be reached as at the time of writing this report.