We Are Overwhelmed By High Level Of Insecurity In Benue, Governor Ortom Admits

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom has admitted that his government is overwhelmed by the hihg level of attacks launched on some communities allegedly by Fulani herdsmen.
The governor, who had a close door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja today, said he was seeking for intervention of the federal government.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after his meeting with the President, along with his Plateau and Bauchi state counterparts, Ortom said that it is too much for his government to contain the attacks and the high level of insecurity it generated.
He commended the prompt response of the President to his cry of Save-Our-Soul by despatching extra security forces, including the army to the areas most affected by the crisis, especially, Agatu. [myad]