The Executive Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has implored the people of the state to defend themselves with dane guns against attacks from gunmen.
Gidipoint learnt that the Governor made the disclosure while speaking at an inter-denominational church service held at the government house in Makurdi, Benue capital, on Sunday, May 24.
Recall that several communities in Benue State over the past one week have witnessed an influx of herdsmen attack and killings by unknown gunmen, with the latest happening on Saturday, when gunmen killed a Traditional Ruler and 5 others in Tukum Local Government Area.
Speaking, the Governor stated that the licence to own a dane gun could be obtained at local government secretariats in the state.
He said, “I will no longer announce the deaths of those killed by Fulani herdsmen, rise up and defend yourselves with weapons not prohibited by law, bows and arrows, spears and knives.”
“Get a licence for dane guns from local government chairmen and use them to defend yourselves.”
“God assured me some time back that as long as I lived within the circle of his presence, no weapon fashioned against me shall prosper, ” Ortom said.
