Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has blamed foreign herdsmen for the incessant attacks on communities across the state since 2011.
Ortom who spoke when Mrs Aisha Buhari visited Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Makurdi, the state capital appealed to the Federal Government to tighten security across the border to stop the influx of foreign herdsmen into the country.
His words:
"Unless they are chased out, it would be hard to maintain peace in the country.
"These herdsmen are very destructive and well-armed. They kill women and children on sight.
“They are completely different from the Fulani's that we have lived and cohabited with over the years.
"We understand that the herdsmen came from Mali, Ghana, Congo, Niger among others and are killing us every day with impunity. This must stop.
"As we speak, over eight Local Governments have been affected across the state. The situation is really overwhelming."
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