Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Ibrahim Idris, to deploy more policemen in the state to stem insecurity following the influx of herdsmen.
He made the request through the AIG in-charge of zone 4, Alkali Baba Usman, who visited him at the Benue People’s House.
Ortom requested that some of the just-recruited 10,000 policemen be posted to the state after their training.
“Security problems have overwhelmed us, especially with the influx of herdsmen and their cattle; there is fear everywhere,” he lamented.
He, however, appealed to farmers not to take laws into their hands, Ortom said Usman’s posting to Benue was divine and urged him to use his experience to improve the security situation in the state.
Usman promised to ensure that peace is restored and law-abiding citizens go about their businesses without molestation.