Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has asked the military to release the repentant militias arrested by the military so that they can continue with the amnesty programme.
The governor and stakeholders in the Sankera axis area of the state on Friday pleaded with the military authority to release the 35 repentant militias arrested alongside Gana, who was later killed on Tuesday.
Addressing journalists after the expanded security council meeting, involving stakeholders from the Sankera axis, Governor Ortom said that the meeting resolved not to take issue with the military.
Ortom added, “The expanded State Security Council met today (Friday) with Sankera stakeholders and resolved not to take issue with the military concerning what has happened but to accept it as an act of God.
“Whatever has happened, we have to move forward, we cannot bring back the dead, though we are pained and we are waiting for more clarification on the killing.
“We also resolved that the military should release the repentant militias arrested by the military so that they can continue with the amnesty programme.”