Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare the Fulani herdsmen terrorists with immediate actions.

This according to the governor is because the Fulani herdsmen have been ravaging communities and on several occasions killed innocent people.

The call was made by Governor Ortom in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase and made available to newsmen on Saturday.

Ortom further condemned the invasion and killings, repeated herdsmen attacks on different communities of the state in the last couple of months, describing the situation as unacceptable.

Speaking on grazing bill, the Governor insisted that Benue State has a law that prohibits open grazing of livestock, stressing that only a terrorist group would deliberately choose to violate the legislation as Fulani herdsmen have done since the law was enacted in 2017.

Meanwhile, Obinwannem news gathered that the latest of such attacks took place last night at the Tse-Chembe community near Anyiin in Logo Local Government Area where the herders murdered some persons in cold blood and left many others badly injured.

“Governor Ortom states that declaring the armed herders operating in Benue State as terrorists will end the wave of impunity and guarantee the rule of law.

“He calls on people of the state, particularly those living in the affected areas to report any suspicious persons to security agencies.

“He reassures Benue people that his administration will not surrender the state to criminal elements, be they herdsmen or any other group.

“ No amount of threats and attacks will stop the enforcement of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of the State”.

Nwada Ugochinyere Onyechere reporting, Obinwannem News