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APC chieftain reveals why herdsmen have been successfully killing farmers in Benue
Fulani Herdsmen
Chief Mike Okibe Onoja, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed adding that the Fulani herdsmen have adopted the guerilla-style approach in their attacks on communities.
Many communities in Benue state are still mourning their loved ones as a result of attacks by the herdsmen
Onoja, has called on the federal government to take urgent and immediate action.
He said: “This is not an open confrontation where they can face security agents. Is like a guerilla type of situation where they take you by surprise, attacked you and run away.
“And in that type of situation, it is difficult to arrest the particular individuals for prosecution, so federal government must step up surveillance in every nook and crannies of the affected states to beat them.
“It is surprising that none of the herdsmen behind the killings in Benue state and other parts of Nigeria has been persecuted.
“It is either they mark, strike and get away uncaught or they are doing it with the backing of some very strong people in Nigeria.
“But so far, they have been very smart about it. They attacked, killed people, destroyed houses and run away like in a guerilla type of war,” he reportedly stated.
