Governor Samuel Ortom of the Benue state, reiterated his call for the arrest of the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore for allegedly masterminding the attacks that had claimed 492 lives since the beginning of the year. Governor Ortom said, \u201cWe remember not only one moment of tragedy, we are burying 19 lives of great purpose and promise.<\/p>\n
This is the third mass burial we have the misfortune to organize in the last five months. On January 11, 2018, we had a mass funeral and burial of 73 of our patriots who were slaughtered in 2018 new year attack by armed herdsmen in Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never expected another of such thing but we were wrong. On March 15, 2018 we held another mass burial for 26 victims of herdsmen attack at Omusu in Okpokwu local government area of our state.<\/p>\n
From January 1 till date, Benue State is being attacked by herdsmen nearly every day, not only in Guma and Logo and also in Ukum, Agatu, Okpokwu, Kwande, Gwer West, Gwer East, even Makurdi local government areas. At least, 18 of our 23 local government areas have been under attack and siege.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe arrest and prosecution of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and Miyetti Allah Cattle Herders Association will be the beginning of elementary practice of justice for the 492 people who so far have been killed in Benue State by these herdsmen since the beginning of this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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