Anger As Makurdi Resident Protest Against Herdsmen Killings

By Emma Ella

...Ask Buhari to Resign 

Residents of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Wednesday staged a massive protest against the gruesome killing of over 50 persons in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas carrying placards calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office “for his failure to provide adequate security for the state.”

The entire Makurdi  metropolis and other towns in state were locked down  in protest against the killings by suspected Fulani herders.

The inaction of the federal authority and its security agencies to take proactive action to stem the needless killings of Benue people was also questioned.

Over the past few days, the killer herdsmen over ran countless rural villages in the state, killing several people and destroying properties including farm produce.

The state Governor, Samuel Ortom, while briefing journalists, called for calm over the situation.

He called on residents of the state not to take laws into their hands but should abide by the law.

The governor disclosed that more casualties of the attack were still been brought to Makurdi, confirming that the carnage has been reported to the president

"I have reported the matter to the president and we are expecting action. Some of the people we have evidence against are the leaders of Miyati Allah who have been threatening the state. We are calling on the president to arrest them immediately,” he stated.

He said the federal government should rise to its responsibility “if not, they are saying Benue is not part of Nigeria."