Nigerian Concord Newspaper
Benue Defenders, an independent security network in Abuja has called out a dismissed state publicity secretary of the Benue State chapter of All Progressive Congress, Mr. Dan-Morgan Ihomun for hiding under a disbanded state executive council of the party to attack Governor Hyacinth Alia over insecurity in the state through various press statements.
Recall that Dan-Morgan was accused in the media yesterday of handling a project where over 450 Cameroonian fighters are to be transported to Benue state in order to kill innocent citizens in Kwande and some other Local Governments in the state.
Also recalled that shortly after the news got to the air, Dan-Morgan who was sacked alongside other members of the Austin Agada-led State Executive Council last year by the Umar Ganduje-led National Working Committee issued a press statement where he impersonated the State Publicity Secretary of the APC to question the state governor over the security challenges facing the state.
Reacting in a press statement this morning, Benue Defenders through its Commandant, Mr. Victor Apine said that Dan-Morgan, having been sacked by the Umar Ganduje-led National Working Committee since last year cannot issue any official press statement on behalf of the Benue state APC.
The security network further said that Dan-Morgan must firstly clear his name from the allegation that he is handling a project where he is mandated to coordinate some Cameroonian fighters into Kwande for Senator George Akume, Pius Akutah, Matthias Byuan, Senators Titus Zam, Abba Moro and Emmanuel Udende, and Hon. Terser Ugbor.
Benue Defenders said in the statement: “How can someone like Dan-Morgan who is being indicted for making plans to bring killers to Benue state from Cameroun be challenging Governor Alia, the Chief Security Officer of the state over insecurity.
“We have written a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, the Director General of the DSS and the Presidency to quickly wade into the security issues in Benue state before it gets out of hands.
“On our part, we are making sure that Dan-Morgan is invited by the police for questioning so he can explain his role in the alleged influx of Cameroonian fighters into Benue state through Kwande in order to start killing innocent Benue people.
“It is on record that Benue state gave President Bola Tinubu the highest numbers of votes in the entire North Central in 2023 and they are still willing to do same in 2027 but the president has to quickly remove his federal appointees from Benue state since they are hell bent on making his lose the state in 2027.
“We are also calling on the president that there are other eminently qualified Benue sons and daughters who can fit into the positions of the federal appointees that are planning to break law and order in the state”