By Our Correspondent
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has commended the Benue state Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom, for taking security initiatives that had stabilised the state.
Buratai gave the commendation during a courtesy call on the governor yesterday at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi.
According to the Chief of Army Staff, the Governor’s efforts have enhanced peace in Benue and neighbouring states.
He said he was on a tour of military formations in the state to ascertain facilities and conditions of men of the Nigerian army.
The army chief urged the people of the state to be vigilant and report suspicious movements to security agencies, adding that with the routing of Boko Haram in the North-east, the terrorists had been forced to relocate to other areas.
Buratai appreciated the existing harmonious relationship between civilians and the military in the state, saying challenges would be addressed and put behind.
In his response, the governor commended the army for its role in securing lives and property in the state.
He appealed for compensation for victims of the recent military attacks on civilians in the North Bank area of Makurdi, as well as sanctions on those found culpable.
Ortom paid tribute to officers and men of the armed forces who had paid the supreme sacrifice for the country.