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How I Survived The Herdsmen Attack – Gov. Ortom

The Benue state governor Samuel Ortom narrowly escaped an alleged assassination attempt yesterday the 20th of March, 2021, when gunmen suspected to be herdsmen ambushed him on his farm in the Tyomu community, less than 20 kilometers from the Benue State capital, Makurdi.

The governor while narrating his ordeal in the hands of the Fulani militia to newsmen in the state said the strength to run over one and a half kilometers could only come from God.

The attack reportedly occurred at about 11 am on Saturday at Tyo Mu along Makurdi’s local government area of Benue state.

The governor while speaking to journalists said that the attack is coming a few days after the leadership of the Miyetti Allah, Kautal Hore singled him out as a “thorn in their flesh who must be gotten rid of”, at a meeting held in Yola, pointing out that he received intelligence to that effect.

Ortom however says he will not be intimidated or cowed into silence despite the attack.

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