Paramount Ruler of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, Chief Daniel Abomtse, on Tuesday lamented that Fulani herdsmen have allegedly sacked the Tor Tiv, Dr Alfred Torkula, from his palace.

Chief Abomtse made the allegation in Makurdi when he was paid a courtesy visit by the newly elected leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Benue State Council.

The traditional ruler of the Tiv nation hails from Guma LGA, one of the councils in the state worst hit by suspected Fulani herdsmen, where his family compound was razed last year.

According to Abomtse, “As I speak with you, Fulani insurgents have taken over the village of Tor Tiv. His Royal Majesty, Dr Alfred Akawe Torkula, can no longer attend burial and other functions in his community. They walk freely with guns and all I know is that the invasion is a conspiracy against Tiv people and Benue communities.

“These insurgents, who disguise as herders, confiscate everything belonging to our people; and if nothing urgently is done, it therefore means that Benue State, and by implication, Nigeria, is sitting on a keg of gun powder due to our strategic location”.

Regretting that nine districts in his domain are currently occupied by the herdsmen, whom he noted were not “ordinary” nomads, the paramount ruler claimed, “these are trained snipers; they go around with sophisticated weapons and what we notice is that they are not the ordinary nomads we know.

“We are also of the opinion that the Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, be made to answer questions as the Chief Security Officer of the state from where these gunmen come into Benue,” he declared.

Greyworld:
Fulanis are plague sent 2 torment Nigeria......

IGBOSON1:


^^^There are Fulanis in other West African countries, so how comes they're not plaguing those countries too! The fact of the matter is this is a localized unique Nigerian problem: the rest of us (Igbos and Efik/Ibibio/Annang are excluded) indulged them their every whim right from the 1960s, and we're now seeing the result of our cowardice! They now have a misplaced sense of entitlement owing to decades of being the undisputed 'boss' of the country!

IGBOSON1:


^^^There are Fulanis in other West African countries, so how comes they're not plaguing those countries too! The fact of the matter is this is a localized unique Nigerian problem: the rest of us (Igbos and Efik/Ibibio/Annang are excluded) indulged them their every whim right from the 1960s, and we're now seeing the result of our cowardice! They now have a misplaced sense of entitlement owing to decades of being the undisputed 'boss' of the country!

Ishilove:

http://dailypost.ng/2015/03/11/fulani-herdsmen-allegedly-sack-tor-tiv-from-palace/

XueRengui:
Buhari talk to your people.
Sambo till 2019!!!

asadike:
See as they pursue a whole eze comot for him dormot. I see. Gradually aproaching igbo land? My people will welcome u gladly. Try any rubbish, na dat time una go know say dat una weapon, na we dey produce d original. Nonsense.