Benue PDP Reps caucus led by their leader, Hon Samson Okwu have condemned the attack on Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.
Benue PDP Reps Caucus speaking through their leader, described the assassination on Ortom as barbaric and that the accusation finger should be allowed to comb all directions.
The reaction by the Benue PDP Reps is coming hours after the Benue Governor’s convoy was attacked but escaped by the whiskers. The governor had to run a race of his life as he had to cover one and a half kilometres to take cover as bullets were rained on his convoy.
The Reps caucus leader from, the state said” a man should not be killed for saying the truth on security matters in Nigeria. “Ortom is a peace-loving Nigerian that should not be sacrificed for baring his mind on the terrible state of insecurity in Nigeria.
“We give God all the glory that our Governor escaped the assassin’s bullets but I repeat, our Governor must not be killed for saying the truth”.