Applaud Ortom for Asking Benue People to Defend Themselves
The Rivers State Governor, Nyeson Wike, has asked the federal government to live up to its responsibility by protecting every citizen of the country irrespective of tribes.
Even as he ask the government to admit its failure for not being able to protect lives and property of people in Benue State.
He made the call during his visit to Benue State to commemorate with the people of the state over the dead of 73 victims of herdsmen attacks.
Wike stated that his visit to the grave side of the dead was to console with the people over the injury herdsmen meted out to people of the state.
He charged the people of the state to start defending themselves, stressing that he had noticed the problems of the ruling party which prompted him to be fighting all the injustice meted to his government.
According to him, "We have decided to come to this state to identify with the people over what happens, our visit has nothing to do with politics, adding, 'time has come to rise beyond party but to face problem that affect our people.
"Even if you hate them you ought to identify and commensurate with them.
"For us as Christians, we cherish life, we know what it takes to lose a person let alone 73 people who did not commit any offence, and were killed like animals.
"Am just coming from graveside, it is so painful, your pains are our pains God will fight for you but that does not means we should fold our arms and watch we should not mis interpret Bible.
"I was shouting this but nobody believed it, now it is in Benue State, my brother identify with your people they are your soldiers, your police., defend yourself but don't take laws into your hands
"What am saying is that when a robber comes to your house and knock your door and you say God help me, you must help yourself first.
"They have inflicted serious injury on Benue, many have been turned to orphans, others to widows .
"This country must sit down and find solution to the menace. Let the leaders admit their failure. Defend urself does not mean taken laws into ur hands. Sleep by 2am and somebody knock ur door and u say God help me you must help ursel.. We ll support you but ll not bring back the dead but we ll not abandon you this time."
Wike who came with leaders and elders of his state made a donation of N200 million to the state to help the displaced persons.
He told his guest to brace up for attack over his visit, saying, 'our visit is another problem for you but am sorry if I have brought problem, I do not bring problem but if they insist, sorry, they ll take the problem because everything is politicized in Nigeria.'
Responding, Governor Samuel Ortom appreciated his visitors for the show of friendship displayed, reinstating his call for the resignation of the Inspector General of Police (IG), Ibrahim Idris, for failing in his responsibilities to arrest those already identified as behind Benue attacks.
He called for the arrest of the Miyati Allah group who he said are responsible for the killings in the state.
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