Gov Ortom to jail any member of Miyetti vigilante group operating in Benue

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reiterated that the Miyetti Allah Vigilante group set up by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore won’t operate in Benue.

Ortom through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, on Thursday, August 27 warned the Fulani organisation not to come to his state, adding that he will jail any member found operating in Benue.

Daily Times reports that Gov Ortom was reacting to a media statement by the Fulani socio – cultural association called Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, which said it has set a vigilante group nationwide to protect Fulani herdsmen from cattle rustlers.

Ortom warned them in an earlier statement, “As much as we do not have any problem with Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore floating a security outfit in other states, it is important to say that such a vigilante group WILL NOT OPERATE IN BENUE STATE. Miyetti Allah has no constitutional right to establish a nationwide security outfit.”

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But the association, while also reacting to the statement, threatened to drag the governor and Benue State to court unless he retracted the statement

While speaking with journalists on Thursday, said, “No Fulani group will come to Benue State where I’m the governor; you people know that it is a lie, they cannot come.

“No room for vigilante group in whatever kind. When I confronted them, they said they would not use vigilante group of Nigeria. That one will not operate here.

“We have our own vigilante that operates here; we have community policing in which we are recruiting now and livestock guard that take care of herdsmen in active support with security men.

“So no single vigilante group of Miyeitti Allah will come to Benue State to make any noise here. For us in Benue State, we believe in the rule of law an we will jail them.”