Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Sunday raised the alarm of an increase in orphans in the state.
This he said was due to incessant herdsmen attacks on the state in the past few years.
The governor disclosed this during a thanksgiving service in honor of the family of Justice Polycarb Kwahar at the Evangelical Church Winning All, (ECWA) English LCB, Makurdi.
Ortom stated that orphanage homes across the state and the Internally Displaced Persons camps were filled with orphans without hope for the future.
According to him, “some became orphans because terrorist Fulani herdsmen have killed their parents.”
The governor urged well-meaning people to support orphans and vulnerable children.
“I have orphans whom I have trained too. Some bear their parents’ names and some who do not know their parents bear my name.
“There are many orphans in IDP camps and many of them don’t even know their parents because Fulani herdsmen came and killed them. You can make an impact in their lives and God will reward you.
“Those who are taking three square meals should remember the vulnerable people,” he said.
The Governor appreciated God for the great healing He wroth in the life of Mrs. Nguasen Kwahar who was seriously sick at a point this year.
Earlier in his testimony, Justice Kwahar narrated how God miraculously healed his wife, Nguasen who was operated upon for appendicitis and was in a coma for some days thereafter.
Credit: Nigerian Tribune