''Just like David used stones to fight Goliath, go home and defend yourselves with stones from invading herdsmen'' Benue Governor tells IDPs

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged residents of his state to go home and use stones to defend themselves from invading herdsmen just as David used stones to attack Golaith in the bible.

Ortom said this when he spoke to Internally Displaced persons from Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of the state who were forced to flee their homes after a recent attack by suspected herdsmen.

''David in the Bible used ordinary stone to defeat his enemy, it is now time for you to stay at home and use the stone in your homes to defend yourself instead of running away. I believe in the rule of law, equity and fairness, but I cannot continue to keep IDPs and l can’t afford to have another IDPs in Gwer West. This must stop. We must stop truncating the future of our younger generation. When we allow laws to be violated and nobody takes action, it then allows for impunity and when you give room to impunity, it will result to anarchy which will in turn breed a lawless society. Therefore, we the citizens must rise up to support the security agencies by way of providing lawful and necessary logistics such as information, equipment and financial support to back up their operations. Just yesterday (Monday), a soldier was killed in Guma, security agents are not spared. Security challenges are enormous. The gruesome murder of 24 people by Fulani herdsmen is quite condemnable. Time has come if you are willing to live in Benue State, you must be ready and willing to be law abiding.” he said