Ortom reacts to attack on him by suspected herdsmen in BenuePublished on March 20, 2021By Ochogwu Sunday

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has confirmed the attack on him by suspected militia herdsmen in his farm at Tyo-mu, along Makurdi – Gboko road earlier on Saturday.

Ortom while briefing journalists at the Benue Peoples House after the incident said he was inspecting his farm when the militia herders, who were dressed in black ambushed him and his security men and opened fire.

He said it took the swift response of his security aides to repel the attack, while he ran a long distance to escape unhurt.

The Governor lamented that the attack came a few days after the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore held a meeting in Yola and singled him out as a thorn in their flesh that must be eliminated.

Ortom claimed to have received intelligence to that effect.

He said his life is in the hands of God and no Fulani militia has the power to take it without God’s permission, noting that as many times as they try, they would continue to fail.


The Governor insisted that the ranching law of the state will not be repealed for any reason, stressing that no intimidation could force his administration to reverse the decision of Benue people against open grazing.

He said he would send a petition to the President and security chiefs against Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, saying that allowing the leadership of the group to walk freely with security personnel attached to them was not in the best interest of the country.

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them go hear

His aides could only repel, while he ran?
Nobody was killed or arrested?
So, the suspected herders should be assumed to have overpowered the governor's security, hence both parties retreated without casual.
Nigeria my beloved country.

How will it sound if those whose drinks were confiscated in the sharia north by their Islamist hisbah police...get arms and start killing people in the north asking the sharia government to repel the law as their is no law set by the federal government of Nigeria banning the sell of any item in any part of Nigeria...

Can this happen in the sharia north?

But this is exactly what the killer herdsman are demanding from Benue state that have set their law banning open grazing...by killing people in the state.

Some bandits are saying that one Nigeria will be great again.lol