Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the convoy of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.
The incident, as gathered happened on Saturday at Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of the state.
Briefing journalists, Governor Ortom, who described the gunmen as ‘herdsmen’, said about 15 of the attackers trailed him to the river bank where he was on foot.
The governor also commended 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.
According to Ortom, the 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.
The governor further called for the arrest and prosecution of the leadership of Miyetti Allah, Kautal Hore who only last week, gathered in Yola the Adamawa state capital to single him out for assassination.
Ortom asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the security chiefs to expect a formal petition from his lawyers and move quickly to arrest the situation.
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