Jajira said a first set of 36 suspects were arrested by troops at a
military checkpoint between the Federal Capital Territory and
Nasarawa State where
they told soldiers they were on a mission to recover their stolen cows, while the other set of 56 suspects were arrested at a military checkpoint at
Dantata, along the Abuja Airport Road.
According to Punch, 1 pump action gun, 9 cartridge dane guns,
118 cartridge ammo, 28
cutlasses, 3 jack knives, 14 sticks, 7 torch lights, certificates
of occupancy, assorted
charms and hard drugs
were recovered from the herdsmen.
“A group of 36 herdsmen in Diana Truck and Toyota Camry car with registration number Abu Kuje 994 FX and Niger SUL 541 XA were
intercepted and arrested at 177 Guards
Battalion location by Keffi checkpoint, ” Jajira
said “During the
interrogation by troops
at the checkpoint, they
claimed to be going to
Nasarawa Local Government in Nasarawa State.”
This is a welcome development coming on
the heels of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s
order that the military
be deployed to all parts
of the country currently
witnessing bloody clashes between herdsmen and farmers
as was made known by
Senior Special Assistant
to the President on
Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday.
Shehu, speaking on Sunrise Daily, refuted
the widely held belief
that the president has
been silent on the issue.
He stated that the
issue had been presented before the
National Council of State to get the inputs
of state governors. He
also mentioned that the government was contemplating carving
out grazing reserves for cattle rearers.
Also, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee,
Agatu Local Government Area, Mr.
Joseph Ngbede, stated
that over 23,000 Internally Displaced Persons in the Agatu Local Government Area
of Benue State are battling with the problem of shelter as
the rains set in. He said
this on Monday when Governor Samuel Ortom
visited Ugbokpo, Ojantele and Ataganyi
communities of Apa
Local Government Area,
where the IDP camps
are located.
He explained that the
three villages of Ocholonya, Abugbe and
Odugbeho that were
occupied by herdsmen
had been secured by
soldiers. The state’s
deputy governor, Benson Abounu, also
confirmed that the
Agatu people have been
rescued by soldiers.
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