…as West African Students Union Urges African Leaders to Intervene
By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi
Piqued by continued killing of innocent people in Benue State by Suspected Herdsmen, Benue students on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Makurdi against the dastardly act.
The youths who blocked high ways for several hours, carried placards with various inscriptions such as, ” Governor Ortom keep speaking, On Ranching We Stand and Benue will not be silenced” among others.
Speaking in an interview with Day Break, the President, West African Students Union, Comr. Peter Rumans, who expressed displeasure over the dasterdly acts called on the Federal Government and other West African Leaders to Intervene.
“We are saddened over the senseless killing of our people. We call on the Federal Government and other West African Leaders to Intervene to save lives otherwise nobody is save in Nigeria and Benue State in particular”.
The President commended the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom over his resilience in defending his people despite threats from different places.
” The Governor has done his best, we have to rise up as students and youths of the state to let the international community hear us”.
Continuing, he noted that ” Nigeria is not capable of defending us so let the international community defend us, we are being killed every day and nothing is being done about it”.
