Ortom asks Tiv, Jukun to embrace peace

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has called on the Tiv and Jukun warring groups in the state and Taraba to stop fighting.

Ortom said this when he received the report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abinsi/Fiidi Crisis in Makurdi on Wednesday.

He said he would not allow anyone to create disaffection between Tiv and Jukun in Benue having lived together for ages.

The governor said those discovered to be the masterminds of the clash between Abinsi and Fiidi would face the wrath of the law.

He said, “Whether you are Jukun or Tiv in Taraba or in Benue you must learn to live in peace with one another, because no one has the right to displace any of the tribes whether in Benue or in Taraba.

“I have met with the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, and we have agreed that both Tiv and Jukun must learn to live together in peace and harmony.”

The Chairman of the commission, Justice Wilfred Kpochi, said they discovered that the crisis was caused by either chieftaincy or land disputes.

Justice Kpochi said one of the recommendations was that government should provide a layout and take charge of land matters in the two communities to end the crisis.
Ortom said the people must be made to strictly follow the law on chieftaincy in installing their traditional rulers.

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