By Scholastica Joseph, Makurdi
The Benue State Police Command has arrested leaders of an illegal group, “Hunters and Forests Security Guards” who shaved of a lady’s hair on the street in Makurdi.
The State Commandant, Ajonye Peter, Deputy Commandant, Leva Luther, Admin Officer Jov Charles, and Godwin Adinya, State Adviser, were arrested by the Police for breach of security in state.
The Abuja Inquirer reports that on Tuesday April 26th, an illegal group known as Hunters and Forests Security Guards caused heavy security breaches on the streets of Makurdi and when they forcefully shaved a young lady’s hair in Makurdi.
According to sources, the illegal group had taken to the streets harassing and intimidating innocent citizens and forcefully shaving off the hair of anyone who dyed their hair in other colours than black.
Trouble however started when a video of their activity started trending on the social media, a video that attracted strong condemnation from members of the public and making the Governor to charge the police to apprehend them for questioning.
Governor Ortom who distanced himself and his administration from the activities of the illegal organisation said “they are not an agency of the state government.”
He maintained that the state government has no relationship with the Hunters security outfit and will not in anyway condone their operations in the state.
“The Hunters and Forest Security Guards is not a creation of the Benue State Government and we absolutely do not have any relationship with it in whatever form. As the Chief Security Officer of the State, I am appalled by the unlawful acts of these people and I condemn this in unequivocal terms and state categorically that my government has nothing to do with this group and its actions”
Governor Ortom stressed that his government does not condone injustice of any form and inhuman treatment of persons based on gender, social, political religious or ethnic segregation.
The Governor emphasized that as a government, which has been in the forefront of the fight against insecurity and all forms of injustice and discrimination against her people, he would not fold his arms and watch some lawless persons maltreat his subjects.
“I have repeatedly maintained that i will never allow criminals take over the state. Benue citizens are law-abiding and we cannot allow illegal bodies to operate and harass people here.”
The Governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, charged the police to properly investigate those involved in the act and ensure that justice is done to deter other persons or groups that may want to take laws into their hands to visit mayhem on innocent citizens
