Governor Suswam Reacts To The Boko Haram Sect’s Threat To Attack The State

Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam on Tuesday reacted to the threat made by the Boko haram of their plans to attack the Mount St. Gabriel Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State and abduct male pupils.



It was reported in May 18, that the Principal of the College Godfrey Ugudu had informed the Governor after receiving two letters from the Boko haram sects of their intention to attack the College and the neighbouring catholic Mount Saint Gabriel Secondary School either on Friday (May 16) or on Monday (May 19) and kidnap the boys then marry them to the over 200 Chibok school girls they kidnapped on April 14 in Borno state.

The Governor while speaking to House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja described the purported letters from Boko Haram warning of an impending attacks on schools in the state as a mischief saying:

“I think that letter was from some mischievous people.“The way the letter was couched show it was from some mischievous elements and not from the quarters that it was purported to have come from’.

“The way the letter was couched show it was from some mischievous elements and not from the quarters that it was purported to have come from,’’ he said.

The Governor who said he has taken adequate measures to protect the lives of the students also urged Nigerians should assist the government in the fight against Boko haram Insurgentsand the search of the missing Chibok school girls rather than condemn the President.

He said: “People should not play politics with security matter in the way that I have seen people play politics with Chibok girls.

“Instead of condemning the animals that are perpetrating these acts, people are condemning the government.

“If people are throwing bombs, kidnapping our children, instead of people to join hands with government, they are demonstrating against government.

“It has become job for the jobless who will gather everyday to condemn government instead of condemning the act itself.

“People are playing politics with this and it has the tendency and potential of consuming everybody not just President Jonathan or the PDP government.

He expressed optimism that there was light at the end of the tunnel for country with the security and other challenges facing it saying the country would emerge from the crises victorious, stronger and more united.