Wife of the Benue State Governor, Mrs Eunice Ortom, on Thursday said 19 out of the 23 local government areas of the state had been attacked by Fulani herdsmen.

The attacks, she noted, had increased the number of orphans and out-of-school girls in the state.

The governor’s wife stated this during the celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child organised by the Eunice Spring of Life Foundation with the theme “Empower Girls Before, During and After Conflict” held at the J.S. Tarka Complex.

She said gender-based violence could cause an increase in sexual and physical violence, child marriage, exploitation and adolescent girls’ trafficking.

The governor’s wife added that 90 per cent of adolescent girls who live in crisis-prone areas in Benue State were more likely to be out-of-school than girls who live in conflict-free areas.

“This is a clear danger signal for now and the future because the Benue woman advancement agenda we have been promoting and celebrating is likely to have a short lifespan if changes are not made.

“The danger clearly lies in falling education and training of Benue children to take up the challenges of being creative in solving emerging issues, problems and contributing to the social, political and economic growth of the state.

“It is worrisome to note that the herdsmen attacks on 19 of the 23 local government areas of the state have resorted to an increase in the number of orphans due to the death of many parents while many of the children, particularly, female are out of school.”

Mrs Ortom recalled the UNICEF projection that “of the one billion young people including 600 million adolescent girls that will enter the workforce in the next decade, more than 90 per cent of those living in the developing countries will be in the informal sector where low or no pay abuse and exploitation are common.”

source: https://www.benuepress.com/2018/10/herdsmen-attacked-19-of-23-benue-councils/

Say No more We have Atikulated to put a stop to it

The calculated war backed by buhari, his croonies and peanuts sycophants to kill indigenes of benue and import foreigners to occupy the land. Whether Atikulated or not, buhari is going 2019

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Wife of the Benue State Governor, Mrs Eunice Ortom, on Thursday said 19 out of the 23 local government areas of the state had been attacked by Fulani herdsmen.

The attacks, she noted, had increased the number of orphans and out-of-school girls in the state.

The governor’s wife stated this during the celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child organised by the Eunice Spring of Life Foundation with the theme “Empower Girls Before, During and After Conflict” held at the J.S. Tarka Complex.

She said gender-based violence could cause an increase in sexual and physical violence, child marriage, exploitation and adolescent girls’ trafficking.

The governor’s wife added that 90 per cent of adolescent girls who live in crisis-prone areas in Benue State were more likely to be out-of-school than girls who live in conflict-free areas.

“This is a clear danger signal for now and the future because the Benue woman advancement agenda we have been promoting and celebrating is likely to have a short lifespan if changes are not made.

“The danger clearly lies in falling education and training of Benue children to take up the challenges of being creative in solving emerging issues, problems and contributing to the social, political and economic growth of the state.

“It is worrisome to note that the herdsmen attacks on 19 of the 23 local government areas of the state have resorted to an increase in the number of orphans due to the death of many parents while many of the children, particularly, female are out of school.”

Mrs Ortom recalled the UNICEF projection that “of the one billion young people including 600 million adolescent girls that will enter the workforce in the next decade, more than 90 per cent of those living in the developing countries will be in the informal sector where low or no pay abuse and exploitation are common.”

source: https://www.benuepress.com/2018/10/herdsmen-attacked-19-of-23-benue-councils/

Yet sarkin and roger3d continue to support the APC charlatans SMH

cc lzaa

doomhari is a killer, an illiterate extremist, a thief hiding under the guise of "mr integrity". both he and this his evil soldiers will never go unpunished

That is why you people must get Atikulated with immediate alacrity..

Image if Bubu comes back for another term. This time he does not care about public opinion. He does not need anybodys vote to come back again?

Herdsmen would kill with reckless abandon with Bubu openly supporting them and forcing Nigerians to give up their lands..

The time is now Benue people. Let's join hands and say NO to Bubu's second term