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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has revealed that his administration inherited a fragile security situation from his predecessor, Samuel Ortom.<\/p>\n

Governor Alia made the disclosure on Thursday, during his speech at the celebration of his second anniversary in office, held at IBB Square in Makurdi.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the security challenges that plagued Benue before his tenure, Alia stated, \u201cAlthough we inherited a fragile security situation, we have taken bold steps towards restoring the safety of lives and property, as well as maintaining law and order.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that the establishment of Operation Anyam Nyo\u0302r, a state-backed security outfit, has significantly empowered law enforcement to tackle armed herders, bandits, and other criminal elements terrorizing the state.<\/p>\n

He added that his government has distributed Hilux vans, security vehicles, and motorcycles to various security agencies and local outfits to enhance their crime-fighting capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me assure you that we are on the trail of the terrorists, armed herders, and bandits terrorizing some parts of our state, and very soon, we will decimate them and all other criminal syndicates,\u201d he vowed.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has revealed that his administration inherited a fragile security situation from his predecessor, Samuel Ortom. Governor Alia made the disclosure on Thursday, during his speech at the celebration of his second anniversary in office, held at IBB Square in Makurdi. Reflecting on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":164931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[9994,331,254,379],"class_list":["post-164932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-alia","tag-benue","tag-nigeria","tag-ortom"],"yoast_head":"\nBenue: We inherited a fragile security situation from Ortom - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. 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