Arrest Miyetti Allah leaders as Kanu was arrested, Benue groups demands.

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The social-cultural groups in Benue State, namely the Mdzough U Tiv, MUT, Opiatoha K’ Idoma and Omi Ny’Igede on Friday challenged the federal government to arrest leaders of Miyetti Allah in the same way IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu was arrested.

According to The Nation, in joint press conference held in Makurdi, the groups representing the Tiv, Idoma and Igede people said herdsmen have killed more people and displaced hundreds of Benue yet they are going about freely.

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Represented by retired Police Commissioner Iorbee Ihagh, AVM Tony Adokwu (rtd), and Dr Ben Okpa for Tiv, Idoma and Igede respectively, said killer herdsmen posed more danger to Nigeria and Nigerians than anybody else.

They said they were “deeply concerned and worried that the FG has refused to look inwards by arresting leaders of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and other violent Fulani groups who openly threaten and carry out attacks on communities in Benue and other states of this country without any form of resistance.

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“If the same energy expended in arresting Nnamdi Kanu can’t be applied to arrest ‘terrorists’ who are freely walking on the streets of Abuja and other cities of Nigeria, then it is questionable.

“It is public knowledge that the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, in a recent address, alluded to the fact that foreign herdsmen are living inside forests across Nigeria and are responsible for the banditry and other terrorist activities in the country.

“Incidentally, these people have known links that speak out when some of the attacks are carried out. Unfortunately, they have never been invited for questioning by security agencies. What a fight against insecurity.

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“We wish to state unequivocally that in Benue State, militia herdsmen are 95 per cent behind insecurity and hunger. They threaten, attack and claim responsibility for the killings.

“We wonder why the FG turns a deaf ear to such insolence. What a selective justice!”

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