President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday query Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, over his alleged role in the ongoing killings in the state.
According to available information, the President will be meeting in Aso Rock with some leaders from Benue State over the recent killings in the state.
Ortom has been accused of training and arming militias in the fight against herdsmen.
Those killed have been given mass burial by the Benue State government last week Thursday.
A reliable presidency source confided with Newsclickng.com that President Buhari will meet the Benue delegation shortly after laying wreath at the National Arcade, in commemoration of the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration today. The source said political, traditional and opinion leaders from the state are expected to take part in the meeting.
According to the source, considering the tension, which the killings have generated, the leaders will comprehensively discuss strategies geared towards addressing the security challenges facing the state.
“The urgent meeting was inevitable because of the frequency and scale of such violence and the reactions that have trailed the incidents,” the source noted. He said the presidency is embarrassed by the largescale loss of lives caused by such repeated violence against innocent people.
The source,, said that the discussions at the meeting will address the issue of the Fulani herdsmen, but may go beyond their menace to include the issue of the arming, training and financing of militia groups by some state governments. He recalled the recent arrest of some armed militia members by the army and their confession of being armed by the Benue State Government, which has added a new twist to the Benue saga.
