Mr Badung Chuhwak, spokesperson for the group while briefing newsmen on Friday in Jos said that Lalong did not mean to cause more pains to Benue people. READ ALSO – Benue killings: I warned Ortom, says Plateau govLalong, during an interview with state house correspondents in Abuja said that he had warned Gov. According to the group, Lalong is an advocate of ranching and would support any initiative by the Federal Government to end herders/farmers clashes including cattle colonies. The group apologised to the government and people of Benue State for the misrepresentation of the governor in the media. “The governor has expressed his deepest sympathy in a phone conversation with Governor Ortom.

Source: Punch January 12, 2018 15:45 UTC