Benue State Government has cancelled the planned mass burial for victims of Fulani herdsmen attack in Okpokwu.

The government had promised to accord all the 24 victims of the Omusu Edimoga herdsmen attack a mass burial on Friday (today).

Governor Samuel Ortom made the announcement for the burial during his visit to Omusu Edimoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state, where the attack took place on Monday, March 5, 2018.

The herdsmen were said to have invaded the community between 2pm and 3pm on the said day, following an earlier allegation that villagers had stolen some of their cattle.

Some children who were killed during the incident were said to be returning from school.

Twenty four persons were said to have been killed during the attack which left many people injured and several persons missing.

In a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, the governor said, “There wouldn’t be mass burial of victims of Fulani herdsmen attacks in Okpokwu.”

No reason was given for the cancellation of the mass burial

The statement added that the burial will now take place next week Thursday.

According to the statement, “A church service, followed by burial of the victims, will take place on Thursday, next week at Okpokwu.”

Meanwhile, Governor Samuel Ortom has announced that President Muhammad Buhari will be visiting the state on Monday.


http://punchng.com/breaking-benue-cancels-mass-burial-prepares-for-buharis-visit/

Ol

why on earth would they welcome Buhari..if he does so, Ortom is a fool

ehie:
why on earth would they welcome Buhari..if he does so, Ortom is a fool

pele

He should come and witness the burial

Ortom is a dead fool n an idiot. While should he accord that barbarian such respect, when he n his Fulani herdsmen has been going around killing his people? I lazy for Ortom.

I pity ortom.....when d spirit of the dead awaiting burial would descend on him ehh!

You are leaving the dead to welcome the leader of the killers.

Oh Nigeria my country

Which kain thing be this?

The burial should go on and Buhari should attend the burial to see what his brothers have been doing

Pathetic

Nigeria is a game reserve

Gworo chewing slowpoke...

Ortom ortomatic the automatic fool !!!!! So you have bowed to pressure of the evil herdsman called Buhari to honor the needlessly dead of Benue!!!!....Buhari thinks mass Burials to honor the dead is embarrassing but doesn't think the mass murders are emabrassing in the first place ...God punish Buhari

Ortom your Faaaaadaaaaa !!!!!

AngryRebel:
Ortom is a dead fool n an idiot. While should he accord that barbarian such respect, when he n his Fulani herdsmen has been going around killing his people? I lazy for Ortom.

Buhari is your president and commander in chief of Armed Forces of the federal republic of Nigeria. Ortom must be loyal to him

I pity benue people I thought ortom is man I never knew he is a gullible woman.shame on the man that empower people with whillbarrow.

Benue people mumu eh

Weak governor. Why do you wanna welcome your very own nemesis? Would they have cancelled if the victims were Tivs?

Its not worth it.

Human lives doesnt matter anymore in Nigeria.

If him no do am now them go say him dey fight the President.

Buharis coming will not add anything to Benuans, his visit is political as it regards 2018......

fSociety:
Nigeria is a game reserve

Dis governor na odd, man wen suppose witness burial.

Llwkmd

Cancelling mass burial because of a visit of a useless and senseless presidiot called muhaMADu poo-hari who doesn't give a hoot about the atrocities committed by his fellow senseless fulani cows in the same location he is visiting

Servitude let alone Irrational servitude, is not a virtue

Benue people, Sense fall on una

Buhari might not even show

Buhari should have been allowed to participate in the mass burial


Instead of turning the visit to a political campaign

#benue mourns