Ortom demands arrest of Miyetti Allah leaders From Rose Ejembi , Makurdi President Muhammadu Buhari has described the attack on some Benue communities, where more than 50 people were killed, by suspected herdsmen, as criminal and painful. The president stated this, yesterday, during a condolence visit to Governor Samuel Ortom, at Government House, Makurdi. He expressed sadness over the incident. “We feel your pain, especially our mothers, who bore us in their wombs. Government will not sit down and watch people being killed and their property destroyed. Anyone found wanting deserves maximum punishment,” he said. Represented by the Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazzau, Buhari advised Nigerians against politicising the killings and noted that many people are already cashing on it for selfish political reasons. The president noted that the attack had no religious or political colouration and urged all Nigerians to s...
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