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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says the people of his state are still under the siege of herdsmen. 

Speaking when some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) visited him in Markurdi, the state capital, on Friday, Ortom said two weeks after at least 70 persons were killed in the state, the indigenes are still living in fear.

He said this is due to repeated threats of more attacks coming from the herdsmen.

“We thank God that peace is gradually returning to the state but there are still pockets of challenges here, we know the challenges will soon be over because our people are always alert to give useful information to security operatives around,” he said.

“Let me tell you that our people are still living in fear and under siege; living in fear because of the series of threat by Kautal Hore which started the threat since seven months ago, this is not a mere threat.

“We have evidence against them, what we are saying is that federal government should arrest the leadership of Kautal Hore.”

In the delegation were Shetima Kashim (Borno), include Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Simon Lalong, (Plateau), Yahaya Bello, (Kogi) and Mohamad Abubakar, (Jigawa) as well as Grace Tomori, deputy governor of Osun state.