Three suspected attackers of Ortom arrested by police | READ DETAILS
chuks oti
Mar 23, 2021
Three suspects who allegedly attacked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State have been arrested.
READ ALSO: We Are Convinced You Can Salvage Our Neglected Communities- Ukwa People Tell Alex Otti |PHOTOS
The suspects are not Fulani but three Jukun fishermen.
READ ALSO: Why Mali Military Arrested President, Prime Minister, Defence Minister | READ DETAILS
They were arrested by the police in connection with the attack on the governor.
READ ALSO: ATIKU VS WIKE: BoT Chairman Reveals Why PDP Chairman Ayu Have To Step Down
Ortom was attacked in his farm along Tyo Mu, Makurdi by 15 gunmen.
READ ALSO: How Nnamdi Kanu Allegedly Admitted Inciting Attacks on Police-DSS Witness Drops Bombshell in Court
The governor said he ran one and half kilometres to escape from being killed by the gunmen as his security officers engaged them in gun-battle.
READ ALSO: Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
But Security Adviser to Ortom, Col. Paul Hemba, confirmed the arrest of three of the suspects while conducting newsmen round the scene of the attack on Tuesday.
The Nation quoted Hemba as saying the police team found the fishermen close to the scene of the attack and were being investigated.
READ ALSO: Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
On Saturday, Ortom narrated how he was saved from the bandits.
READ ALSO: How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
"I appreciate the security men attached to me. They were able to repel them and they could not have access to me.
READ ALSO: "Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
"And I thank God for my fitness to have run for more than one and a half kilometres without stopping. It means that God has given me strength and I am grateful to God.
READ ALSO: Oshiomhole Finally Speaks On Plan To Return As National Chairman
"I don't have problems with any Fulani man or Fulani race. But I have a problem with Fulani bandits who have vowed to take over Nigeria as their ancestral home. And I say no. Not when I am here and when I am governor leading my state.ÔÇØ
READ ALSO: How 24-Year-Old Woman K1lled Her 4-Day-Old Stepson In Bauchi | READ DETAILS
Ortom said if he as a governor could not go to farm with the entire security around him, he wondered who else could go to farm, saying one could imagine the pains that the people of Benue State were facing
Related Stories
Bloodbath At Wedding: Bandits Kill 13, Abduct Many In Midnight Attack In Kaduna Community
"Ikwuano Locked Down For Alex OttiÔÇØ - Monday Ubani SAN Sends Strong Message To Opposition
Mother's Day: Abia Government Liaison Officer Honours Women, Says Mothers Shape Future Leaders
Why ICPC Is Prosecuting Mike Ozekhome Over a London Property Deal That Has Shaken Nigeria's Legal Circle | READ DETAILS
Ofuji Ndị Igbo Sets 2026 Agenda, Promises Greater Community Engagement
How a Catholic Priest Slumped and Died While Delivering Homily in Delta Church
""
— chuks oti