Ortom Demands Arrest Of Fulani Leader

Samuel Ortom has called for the immediate arrest and probe a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC and spokesman of Fulani groups, Garus Gololo over alleged comments on killings in Benue State.

The Benue State governor in a statement on Sunday said that the comments in which Gololo accused him of sponsoring attacks on the Fulani in Benue as part of a blackmail from the Fulani and APC leader.

He said the blackmail followed his refusal to appoint him, Gololo as a Special Adviser in his cabinet.

He said that since that refusal, that Gololo has been issuing malicious accusations against him.

A statement from the Governor by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase read thus:

“Since Governor Ortom turned down his request to be made Special Adviser preferring to appoint another Fulani man as his aide, Gololo has launched ceaseless campaign of calumny and blackmail against the Governor.

“In January 2018, shortly after armed herdsmen attacked communities in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas, LGAs, killing 73 people, Garus Gololo came out on behalf of the armed Fulani groups and accepted responsibility for the massacre alleging that the attacks were in retaliation for their cows which he claimed were rustled.

“Security reports however later proved that no Fulani cow was rustled before the 2018 attacks.

“Contrary to his recent claim, there is no attack on a Fulani person in any part of Benue State. All law abiding Fulanis are living in peace with other Benue people. READ ALSO: Benue governor, Ortom, recovers from COVID-19 “We therefore expect security agents to arrest for prosecution, this harbinger of mayhem whose only trade is raising false alarms to throw the society into crisis.

“Gololo is closely working with other enemies of the State and he surely has questions to answer regarding the frequent attacks on innocent Benue people.

“In the meantime, Gololo has 48 hours to prove the accusation he leveled against Governor Ortom, failure of which he should tender a public apology to the Governor or face legal action.

“The Governor urges people of the State and other Nigerians to disregard the alarm and continue to support security operatives with timely and useful information to guarantee the safety of lives and property.”

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