Communities in Tombo ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, have been deserted after Fulani herdsmen invaded the area.
The herdsmen allegedly came with their cattle and grazed them on the farms.
A community leader, Chief Job Tiza, said the cattle destroyed crops.
Many farmers have deserted their homes and are taking refuge in Ayilamo, he added.
Tiza said the herdsmen displayed their weapons menacingly in the presence of soldiers on Operation Cat Race.
He lamented that the rainy season is approaching, yet farmers cannot access their land to prepare for farming.
Police spokesman Moses Yamu said he was yet to get a report on the invasion.
Governor Samuel Ortom has urged communities to employ dialogue in resolving disputes even when the courts had adjudicated over such matters.
He spoke yesterday during a security meeting with stakeholders at the palace of Ter Kwande in Adikpo, Kwande Local Government Area.
The governor said it was unthinkable for communities to take up arms against one another, especially now that the state is battling external aggression.
He regretted that instead of reflecting on the persecution, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, brothers destroyed each other’s property in Agbaikyan ward.
Ortom urged the monarchs to be proactive in reporting security challenges in their domains to council chairmen, saying his administration would not tolerate lawlessness.
He advised the kindred head, who won a land case which led to a communal clash, to accept the monarch’s intervention for an amicable resolution.
The Tor Kwande, Chief Ambrose Iyortyer and Ter Kwande, Chief Hilary Ikima, condemned their subject’s actions, saying it was unfortunate such was happening when the council was under siege.
Courtesy: THE NATION
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