N.G. O MAY DRAG GOV. SAMUEL ORTOM OF BENUE STATE AND F. G TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN HAGUE OVER AGATU GENOCIDE

A Non governmental organisation know as Global peace and life rescue initiative (GOPRI) has vowed to take the Executive Governor of Benue State  Dr Samuel ortom and the Federal government of Nigeria to the international criminal court in Hague over the their role in the Agatu massacre. Executive Director of the organisation Mr Melvin Ejeh stated  this in Obagaji Agatu local government yesterday after returning from some of the affected villages,  he decried the high level of destruction of lives and properties in the villages and call for an urgent actions against the terrorists and their sponsors. He wonder why  a sitting governor who swore to  protect the people will stood so low by playing partisan politics with human lives? What explanation can governor ortom give  for not condemning the terrorists attacks or brief the presidency  until after four days of consistent attacks on the innocent villagers?, Was it because he was already aware and  party to the attacks? or was it because he wanted the terrorists to finish the entire Agatu local government? This is unacceptable and highly  irresponsible and should be seen as such. We cannot fold our hands and watch innocent people being killed using States  collaboration in the name of hatred for the idoma race.  We will act accordingly to forestall further occurrence. In his direct words Mr Ejeh while briefing news men in Obagaji condemned the wanton destruction of lives and properties, and the  deliberate inaction of both Federal and Benue State government,  as you can see Iam just coming out from some of the villages destroyed by this terrorists I can't even access most  of the  villages because they are still being occupy by the terrorists under the helpless eyes of the security agencies, all the the villages we managed to access is completely sacked,  there's no trace of human being living  there for now, and as I speak to you now Akwu village is their logistics base and no body can ordinarily go beyond Akwu at this moment and yet  government is claiming to have liberated the entire villages just to score political points.  What kind of country are we?, This act of playing politics with human lives must stop. The information's gathered from  some of  scenes and eye witnesses we spoke to suggest that if the governor  had acted promptly and responsibly to the situation as the chief security officer of the state this catastrophic destruction would have been avoided or largely minimise ,  instead he was busy playing politics.  However Iam please to inform you  ladies and gentlemen of the press that  we have collected more than sufficient evidence,  in pictures, voice recording of meetings, videos, and D.V.R which clearly suggests  a grand conspiracy between the Fulani terrorists and some major state actors against the the Agatu people, and will brief our team of lawyers  as soon as we  get to our base, and will  hire more senior advocates of Nigeria to file this case  of conspired genocide in  icc  Hague without delay.