Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has again urged the Federal government to include Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Fulani Nationality Movement (FUNAM) on the list of terrorists groups in Nigeria.
The Federal government, through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, had gone to the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to designate bandits as terrorist organizations, which the court obliged.
But Governor Ortom, while speaking on Friday in Makurdi, during the wedding between Barristers Agatha Msurshima Tyokyaa and Uhamber Bamber, said the bandits being referred to are mostly from Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, MACBAN and FUNAM and so they should be designated as terrorists groups as well.
While commending the Federal government for considering the option of designating bandits as terrorists, Ortom suggested that “this should also include Miyetti Allah and FUNAM groups on the list.”
“I want to commend the Federal government for being bold to designate bandits as terrorists. But I call on the Federal Government to include Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN and Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM in the category of terrorists because those bandits are their members,” the governor said.