Africa Business Radio

Governor Samuel Ortom says One hundred security operatives have so far lost their lives in the course of enforcing the Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranching Establishment Law of 2017.He further stated that the perceived failure of the Federal Government to come down hard on foreign Fulani herdsmen bearing weapons poses security threats to the lives and safety of security forces and Nigerians in general.He says herdsmen have given unnecessary stress and risks to the security agencies in Nigeria.He says the affected victims include personnel of the army, police, Department of State Services and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.