Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom Thursday gave President Mohammadu Buhari one month to approve his earlier application to procure weapons for the state’s security outfit, Community Volunteer Guards or he will invoke the wrath of the people to take another action.

Besides, the governor also hinted of his administration’s readiness to convert the security outfit into a State Police Force through appropriate legislation.

Ortom stated this at the passing out parade of batch B of the Community Volunteer Guards at the Ibrahim Babangida Square in Makurdi.

“I have on behalf of the state government applied to the responsible federal government agency for approval to procure automatic weapons particularly AK-47 assault rifles to further strengthen the logistic support base and defense capacity of the Community Volunteer Guards. I am still awaiting approval from the Federal Government to deal accordingly.

“I have given the Federal Government one month to approve the application otherwise I will call the people of the state and tell them, whatever they say I should do I will do accordingly.

“The state governments are working with the Federal Government of Nigeria towards moving from community policing to state police. When this eventually becomes a reality, we will give the current Community Volunteer Guards the pre-emptive rights to join the state police. That is the first right to refusal.” (New Telegraph)