The Benue State government has distanced itself from a recent quit notice given to Fulani Herdsmen residing in Benue by a youth group.

A coalition of Middle Belt youths, under the aegis of the Middle Belt Renaissance Forum, had asked herdsmen to vacate the area on or before October 1, 2017.

Reacting to the development, the State governor, Samuel Ortom in a statement by his media aide, Terver Akase, said the state was not behind the said quit notice.

While calling on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of coexistence as the constitution allows all nationals to reside anywhere in the country provided they don’t constitute threat to security, Ortom vowed to apprehend those behind the quit notice.

He said, “The Benue State Government distances itself and the people of the state from the quit notice.

“The said notice will NOT have any impact or effect in Benue State and it should be disregarded by all Benue people including Fulani herdsmen living in the state.

“Security agencies should investigate the matter and apprehend those behind the quit notice.

“Benue State has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing to pave way for the establishment of ranches and the implementation of the law is scheduled to commence in November this year.

“The law however does NOT provide that herdsmen should leave Benue State. It rather encourages herdsmen and any other individual who wishes to rear livestock in the state to do so within ranches.

Governor Ortom urges the people of the state to remain calm and go about their normal businesses as anyone found to be fomenting trouble on account of such a quit notice will be arrested and brought to justice.

“The Governor also emphasizes the need for Nigerians to shun hate speeches capable of plunging the nation into unnecessary crisis.”

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Ortom is not the people
The people ask them to leave
Good move