The Chairman of the Traditional Council in Gwer West LGA of Benue State, Daniel Abomtse, has raised the alarm that armed herders are relocating from Sokoto to Benue state following the US strike.
Speaking in an interview with Punch on Saturday, the traditional ruler said he noticed the presence of the armed herders in his domain.
He said, “I felt their movement in my local government as well as in Agatu LGA. They have been running away from Sokoto to coastal areas in Gwer West and Agatu with sophisticated arms and grazing openly. They are in my domain.”
While appreciating the US strike, Abomtse called on Trump to extend the operations to Benue, Kogi, Taraba, Niger and Plateau states.
“What President Trump has done is the best thing to have happened to the government of Nigeria. I commend him for dealing with the menace in the country, which began about 16 years ago,” he added.
All attempts to get confirmation of Abomtse’s claims from the spokesperson of Benue State Police Command, Udeme Edet, proved abortive.
