Benue Indigenes In Bauchi Don't Carry AK-47, Why Should We Allow Fulani Herdsmen__Gov Ortom Blows Hot At Gov Bala

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Governor Samuel Ortom has responded to the recent statement credited to the Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed that "nobody should blame Fulani herdsmen for bearing fire arms, noting that the utterances of Governor Bala Mohammed was disappointing 

Governor Mohammed, during an event on Thursday February 11, justified the use of AK-47 fire arms by Fulani herdsmen across the country. He noted that herders bear arms because the government has failed to protect them. He went on to say the forests in Nigeria are not owned by individual states but by the federal government. 

In a statement published by Benue governor's spokesman, Terver Akase, obtained by Legit.ng, Governor Ortom expressed shock over the Bauchi governor's support for herdsmen bearing arms. 

Part of the statement read: “Governor Ortom wonders which section of the law the Bauchi state governor cited to support herdsmen’s free movement around the country with sophisticated weapons. 

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“He recalls that it was the same Governor Mohammed who 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. 

"In reference to Governor Bala Mohammed’s comment that there are Benue people who are freely doing business in Bauchi and elsewhere, Governor Ortom states that Benue indigenes in Bauchi have been law-abiding and do not carry arms to attack their hosts, noting that Fulani, as well as many other Nigerians residing in Benue who respect laws of the land, also live peacefully with their hosts.” 

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