Secretary-General, Miyetti Kautal Hore, Mr Saleh Alhassan, has demanded an apology from the Benue State Government for linking the association to the attacks and killings in the state.

Alhassan made the demand on Monday during his appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily.

According to Alhassan, the recent arrest of the Commander of the Benue State Livestock Guards, Aliyu Teshaku, has vindicated the association.

“Today, they have arrested Aliyu Teshaku who is alleged to be the Head of the Livestock Guard in Benue who is behind those killings. He is arrested now,” he said.

“People that killed the two clergymen and 17 others in the church are being tried in Makurdi and they are all Tiv people. And they are all members of the livestock guard working for Governor Ortom.

“So we expect by now there should be an apology from the Benue State Government to our association because we have never promoted violence. We have always advocated for a peaceful resolution of the crisis.”

Apart from linking Tiv people to the attack on the Catholic church in Benue State that left two priests and 17 other worshippers dead, Alhassan accused the state government of propaganda against the association.

“I have always insisted that Governor Samuel Ortom is on a voyage of propaganda against our association,” he said. “And today, if you look at the arrest made in Benue, with respect to the perpetrators of the conflict there, you look at their ethnicity and background and you look at who is employing them, we have been vindicated.”

Alhassan’s comments come in the wake of attacks that have gripped the north-central state in which many people have been killed and many others displaced.

Allegations making the rounds say that the killings may be connected with the Anti-Grazing Law signed by Governor Samuel Ortom last year that led to a faceoff between the state government and herdsmen.

War of words
Since January 1, 2018, when suspected herdsmen attacked villages in Benue State killing 73 persons, Governor Ortom has repeatedly accused the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore of being responsible for the attacks, vowing not to go back on the prohibition against open grazing.

The governor has also rejected claims that the state government armed militia groups in the state and that it had a hand in the attacks.

To back its claim, the state government said it had documentary evidence linking the association to the killings and it engaged the police in a war of words earlier in the year over the failure to act on the evidence.

In April 2018, the state government filed a case against the association at the State High Court in Makurdi, accusing it of murder and widespread violence across 14 out of the 23 local councils of the state

On its part, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has rejected all allegations against it insisting it is a peaceful organisation.

As far as it is concerned, the prohibition of open grazing and subsequent actions by the state government are responsible for the violence, claims Governor Samuel Ortom denies.

https://www.channelstv.com/2018/07/02/miyetti-allah-demands-apology-from-benue-state-govt/

Make una carry una wahala for head like nwanyị akara ọkụ. Ndị one naijaria .

You voted change and change shall you receive until you are changed

Baseless talk from Fulani chief. He has forgotten his open rejection of the Benue Anti-open grazing law which he call on all herdsmen to come to Benue state.
We all know their plan and agenda. Some communities invaded by Fulanis in Plateau state are now being rename by the invaders.
Their actions and plan shall fail..

Who hires the arrested people?

hahahahahahahahahahah

This is why I hate the jobless aggressive idiotic mad evil lazy pigs of Biafra because they hate peace and progress. I heard that their community leader will put on his mobile hotspot then over 50 jobless idiotic lazy mad evil wicked pigs will connect and start bombarding nairaland's server with their hate and darkness.

Donald95:
Make una carry una wahala for head. Ndị one naijaria .

s*tans spawn sorry for you o.
Just take a look at his evil signature and you will know where he's from.

-https://www.nairaland.com/4594601/miyetti-allah-drags-plateau-state#69018640

As far as it is concerned, the prohibition of open grazing and subsequent actions by the state government are responsible for the violence, claims Governor Samuel Ortom denies.

You claim the group is not violent but went on to claim the above quote is the cause, who does the above quote impact on?

90% of herdsmen are with miyetti allah, only such association with that magnitude of members can carry out such attack on that scale.

terrorists demanding apology and the mumu governor will surely do... faking cries of torment by the day and selfishly dinning with d devil at night,that who gov.Otorm is.

Sometimes we allow sentiments to over shadow our reasoning

This man made some points that needs to be review:
That's Governor Otom aides was arrested. Did you notice that the Governor is yet to make a statement on such? They guy have been arrested for over a month now, likewise those that killed the 2 priest and church member were arrested and they are all Tivs(Christians)
Why is nobody talking about this?

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Terminator1234g:
This is why I hate the jobless aggressive idiotic mad evil lazy pigs of Biafra because they hate peace and progress. I heard that their community leader will put on his mobile hotspot then over 50 jobless idiotic lazy mad evil wicked pigs will connect and start bombarding nairaland's server with their hate and darkness.

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Shut up for once this mad rabid zombie of a Fulani terrorist

Let this country implode so we can divide it like Sudan.

I wish we can just separate. South from the North. Seriously this country don tire me

The same terrorist who said blood will flow if Benue govt does not reverse its anti open grazing law is here talking rubbish. Bloody terrorist.
Middle belt sue these Miyetti terrorist to ICC!

Thes lies were constructed by Lai Mohammed...I swear

phemmyutd:
Sometimes we allow sentiments to over shadow our reasoning

This man made some points that needs to be review:
That's Governor Otom aides was arrested. Did you notice that the Governor is yet to make a statement on such? They guy have been arrested for over a month now, likewise those that killed the 2 priest and church member were arrested and they are all Tivs(Christians)
Why is nobody talking about this?

Who are those renaming Benue and Plateau villages to Hausa names?