Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has advised the Federal Government to arrest and prosecution anyone or group that threatens the peace and security of a state or section of the nation.
Soyinka made the call during a dinner and grand performance in his honour by Governor Samuel Ortom at Government House, Makurdi.
He said for Nigerians to coexist peacefully, whenever any individual, no matter how highly placed, threatens the security of citizens of the nation, the only form of action against such a person is to be put behind the bars.
The Nobel Laureate described Gov. Ortom as a courageous and principled personality who stands for the rule of law in all situations, stressing that he (Soyinka) has enormous respect for him.
Ortom had said the dinner was to honour an icon he described as a peace ambassador who had been upright and truthful as well as commanding world’s respect.
The Governor stated that Prof. Soyinka visited the state during its invasion by militia herdsmen to identify with people of the state when many had abandoned Benue, saying the elderstatesman had come back again and visited the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, to give them hope that the world has not forgotten about them.
Gov. Ortom reiterated his call on Benue people to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the National Livestock Transformation Plan and make Benue the hub of pork by rearing pigs in large quantities for commercial purposes.
The dinner and grand performance featured decoration of the Nobel prize winner for Literature along with other signatories with Association of Nigeria Authors, ANA, Benue staging a drama on the Benue insecurity to entertain the visitor.
