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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Governor Samuel Ortom’s Convoy
TRACKING___ Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the convoy of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.
TVC News Benue State Correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Saturday Morning at Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Ortom was said to be on his way to Makurdi when the gunmen opened fire on his convoy but were repelled by his security men.
Briefing journalists, the Governor who described the gunmen as ‘herdsmen.’ He added the herdsmen numbering about 15, trailed them to the river bank where he was on foot with his security details to inspect a farm and opened fire on them.
The governor praised his security details that were just about six in numbers for responding quickly to the attack and repelled them promptly before providing cover for him to return to safety and his vehicles.
He said troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, the police and DSS have mobilised to the forest between Tyo-Mu and Abinse where the armed herdsmen camp to comb the area.
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