Nigeria: Exclusive - Why Benue Is Under Siege - Gov Suswam

30 March 2014

Makurdi — Governor Gabriel Suswam of troubled Benue State has attributed the killings and wanton destructions in the state to the misconception that the people of the state, who have lived for many years with Fulani herdsmen, are responsible for cattle rustling in which herdsmen have lost their cattle in recent times.

He also stated that the attacks in which over 200 persons have been killed in the last few weeks may have been carried out by terrorists from outside his state, saying the Fulani who live in communities in his state carry sticks and local guns, not sophisticated weapons like AK-47, which have been used in the mass killings.

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