Terror Attack: Ortom Submits Petition To IG

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Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, yesterday formally presented a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, over last Saturday’s attempt on his life by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.

It was also gathered that the IG has also ordered the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), Mr. Tijani Baba, to expedite action on the investigation.

Force Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Frank Mba, said yesterday night that Ortom met with the IG at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, and formally presented the petition to him.

“I can confirm to you that the Benue State governor met with the IG today (yesterday) and formally presented a petition on the reported attack on him.

“The IG has expeditiously ordered the DIG Force Intelligence Bureau to take up the investigation,” he said.

A group, Fulani Nationalist Movement (FUNAM), had claimed responsibility for the attack.

Ortom yesterday posted a photograph of himself with the IG on his Twitter handle, @govSamuelOrtom, after the meeting in Abuja.

The suspected assassins attacked the governor while he was on his way back from his farm in the outskirts of Makurdi.

Following the development, the IG ordered a full-scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack.

He also ordered the deployment of a team of specialised investigators from the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Abuja in Benue State to support the Benue State Police Command in the investigation.

Ortom had also met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.

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