“Let it be known that the common man in Benue State will use all constitutional means to resist the illegal occupation of our land. The plan is to deprive the indigenes of their land, given to them by their fore fathers which is their main source of livelihood. We also call on all Benue indigenes at home and in the diaspora to rise up to the occasion,” the ethnic nationalities said. “But we hereby state unequivocally that the Fulani herdsmen have never occupied or owned Benue. We are in no doubt that Buhari as a person hates Benue State indigenes to a fault.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2019 04:41 UTC