Governor Samuel Ortom
Following the tension that attended the killing of Benue most wanted criminal, Terwase Akwaza aka Gana, security has been beefed up in the Sankera axis, the area the suspected terrorist leader hailed from.
Governor Ortom stated this yesterday at a new banquet hall, Makiurdi while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the Security Council meeting.
The governor who acknowledged the peaceful disposition of the people of Sankera despite the ugly incident urged them to sustain the conduct as everything was being done to ensure guarantee the security of lives and property.
Ortom said that the State Council meeting would be meeting with stakeholders from the area to review the situation of things in the area fashion a way forward.
He said that the council also resolved to continue with the amnesty programme to cover those who retreated, even as he allayed the fears of the repentant youths who may be intending to be part of the programme.
He explained that the 42 youths from Logo were successfully profiled and had gone back home, pointing out that a committee headed by Security Adviser to the Governor, retired Col. Paul Hembah was constituted to work out some support for the repentant youths.
The governor added that his Special Advisers on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs as well as that of Special Duties, elder Jerome Torshimbe and Hon. Joseph Odaudu would also be part of the committee.
The Governor said Council Chairmen of Katsina-Ala, Logo and Ukum Local Governments would also be co-opted into the committee which responsibility also includes identification of skills of the repentant youths for necessary intervention.
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