Politics
SAMUEL Ortom, governor of Benue State, is to write a petition the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, over the attack on his convoy on Saturday, March 20.
Realnews reports that Ortom was returning from his farm while unknown gunmen shot at his convoy along Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road while on his way to Markudi, Benue State capital, in the afternoon.
The governor said in a statement: “You know today is Saturday and is normal as a farmer, I usually go to my farm, so I went to my farm along Gboko road and on our way back, we started hearing some gunshots and we discovered people who were dressed in black and from experience we now discovered that these are Fulani militias and I do not want to take things for granted because few days ago the media were awash with statement from MACBAN who met in Yola, the same place they met in 2016 where they decided that they will take Nigeria and that every other person is a slave that was when they started infiltrating the entire country.”
He added, “My lawyer is going to make a petition against the leadership of MACBAN because they came out to target me and behind the scene they are planning to eliminate me on my own land. If I can’t go to the farm as governor with entire security around me then who else can go to farm? You can imagine the pains that we have here in Benue State.”
Ortom appreciated the security personnel attached to him who were able to repel the gunmen from having access to him.
– Mar. 20, 2021 @ 4:20 GMT |
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