Buhari to query IGP Idris over Benue
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president muhammadu buhari told a town hall meeting in makurdi today that inspector-general of police idris ibrahim has some query to answer as to why he violated his order to relocate to benue state following the killings of 73 villagers by herdsmen1 the killings happened on new years day and amidst national outrage president buhari on 9 january ordered idris to relocate to benue state1 today president buhari was told by governor ortom that idris did not spend 24 hours in the state as he moved to neighbouring nasarawa state thus violating president buharis order1 president buhari was surprised that idris breached his order1 he said he would ask idris to explain why he observed the order in the breach on his return to abuja1 what i did was to call him and give him a directive. and i didnt know he moved here benue state and didnt spend time and then move to nasarawa. its only now that i am knowing that. but i know i dispatched him here the president said1 at every level you have to be loyal to people below you. whether that person is loyal to you or not is totally a different thing president buhari said1 the easiest thing for me was to go on air and accuse the igp of being too slow and not using the intelligence and resources available to him to foresee the action of the cattle rearers and so on. people would believe me but i will be disloyal if i do that1