Governor Samuel Ortom said the incessant herdsmen attacks, is an act of vengeance by herders for losing the 1804 Jihad. According to him, the people of Benue stopped the Fulanis from penetrating the state through Sokoto.
The Governor who further disclosed that he invited President Buhari to come around to console the people of the state following the herdsmen attack, said he ignored the invitation. Governor Ortom who was visibly angry in the interview, said there won’t be any campaign in the state if the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state is not addressed.