Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has vowed to drag the foremost Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah, to the International Criminal Court, ICC, over invasion and killings in the state allegedly carried out by armed Fulani herdsmen.

The resolution was made known by the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Michael Gusa, who hinted that killings going on in the state has escalated.

He explained that it was important for the government to take necessary action since from available records, the masterminds of genocide in the state were already known by their victims.

The Commissioner who noted a recent threat by the National Secretary-General of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Saleh Alhassan to drag Governor Samuel Ortom before the ICC said the threat was preemptive given their fear that the state government would take the group to the court.

“I think what they said was just to preempt what the Benue State Government would do to them because we recall that they have always come up to justify and own up to the killings in the state.

“So they are only saying that (about Ortom) to preempt what the Benue State is going to do. Recall that even when the attack and attempt on the life of Governor Ortom happened, they came in to accept responsibility – the Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM, claimed responsibility.

“So the entire genocide and ethnic cleansing that are going on in the state have been put on their door steps. We have records of their statements and all that is needed.

“Recall that when the anti-open grazing law came into being in 2017, they came out to say that they would not obey the law. And when the implementation started, they came on New Year’s Day and killed so many people in state.

“That massacre led to the mass burial that was conducted in the state in 2018. They came and claimed responsibility because they were protesting the implementation of that law.

“So we will approach the ICC over the matter because we know our killers, we know those who are perpetrating the killings in Benue State and our people deserve to get justice,” he said.

Did he hold them on their hands while dragging them to the court??
Or abi na For their ears he was holding them??

anonymous1759:
Funny Governor a failure will always find a way to cut corners for not taking blames. Instead of you to use your security vote and IGR to empower your internal security you’re doing nonsense before your case file will be opened at ICC people in Benue might have finished .

anonymous1759:
Funny Governor a failure will always find a way to cut corners for not taking blames. Instead of you to use your security vote and IGR to empower your internal security you’re doing nonsense before your case file will be opened at ICC people in Benue might have finished .

franchasofficia:
If only the world was operating on fairness, equity and justice; Buhari, Lai Mohammed, Nigeria's COAS, IGP, and many more ought to end up in a maximum security prison facing death sentence after Buhari's tenure for all the ethnic cleansing, cold blood murders and genocide Nigerian government intentionally overlooked as they happened under this murderous man called Muhammadu Buhari



If man fails to prosecute Buhari and his evil squad parading themselves as Nigerian leaders today, I am sure the forces of nature will never allow them go scold free. God of justice must reward Buhari, his enablers and heartless supporters for all the injustices and inhumanity they have shown to some sections of Nigerians just because of their tribal and religious inclinations.

SpyNews:

Samuel Ortom of Benue state has vowed to drag the foremost Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah, to the International Criminal Court, ICC, over invasion and killings in the state allegedly carried out by armed Fulani herdsmen.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/09/killings-benue-ll-drag-miyetti-allah-to-icc-justice-commissioner/amp/

anonymous1759:
Funny Governor a failure will always find a way to cut corners for not taking blames. Instead of you to use your security vote and IGR to empower your internal security you’re doing nonsense before your case file will be opened at ICC people in Benue might have finished .

Hamiltonii:
The killings of Benue people didn't stop David Mark and Iyorchia Ayu from supporting Atiku a Fulani and it won't stop the conquered slaves of the middle belt including their governors from voting Atiku over a Southerner. Miyetti Allah, please continue to slaughter them in their numbers, they're sheeps!

anonymous1759:
Funny Governor a failure will always find a way to cut corners for not taking blames. Instead of you to use your security vote and IGR to empower your internal security you’re doing nonsense before your case file will be opened at ICC people in Benue might have finished .