{"id":119998,"date":"2025-06-23T21:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119998"},"modified":"2025-06-23T21:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:19:21","slug":"group-demands-arrest-of-suspected-assassins-for-threatening-ortom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/group-demands-arrest-of-suspected-assassins-for-threatening-ortom\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Demands Arrest of Suspected Assassins for threatening Ortom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u2026Wants Security Heightened Around Ex-Benue Governor<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>MAKURDI \u2013 The Benue Advocacy Network (BAN) has urged Nigeria\u2019s security agencies to immediately apprehend certain individuals, allegedly of Fulani extraction, who are being accused of plotting to assassinate the former Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The group also called for enhanced security protection for the former governor and his family, while warning Fulani elites and radical elements to desist from issuing threats against Ortom.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This was made known in a press statement issued on Monday in Makurdi and signed by BAN President, Enoch Ortese. The statement, titled &#8220;Persistent Fulani Threats Against Ortom: A Call for Urgent Action&#8221;, accused Fulani extremists of circulating threatening videos targeting the former governor.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ortese appealed to security agencies to increase surveillance and deploy more personnel along the Makurdi-Lafia highway to forestall possible ambushes on Benue residents. He noted that Ortom\u2019s only offense was his firm enforcement of the 2017 Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to Ortese, \u201cWe have come across several disturbing videos circulating on social media in which Fulani extremists are seen openly threatening the life of former Governor Ortom, blaming him for his role in resisting their plans while in office.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThese individuals have gone as far as boasting of their resolve to hunt him down, no matter how long it takes. In one such video, two self-proclaimed Fulani terrorists hurl insults at Chief Ortom and vow to kill him eventually.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cHis only &#8216;crime,&#8217; as they allege, was his unwavering commitment to defending the people of Benue and preventing the forceful occupation of their ancestral lands.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ortese insisted that the threats must not be ignored, stating, \u201cThe Fulani have a historical pattern of trailing targets with determination. But let it be known: Ortom is not alone. The entire Benue population stands with him, having fully supported the anti-open grazing law.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cNo group holds the monopoly of threat and intimidation. Chief Ortom\u2019s actions were the mandate of his people. He chose to defend Benue rather than accept bribes or lucrative promises from external interests. For that, we remain grateful and solidly behind him.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He called on law enforcement to take swift action, saying, \u201cWe demand the immediate arrest of those who appeared in the threatening viral videos. Their social media handles provide a clear trail for security agencies to follow.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe also urge the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to reinforce security around Chief Ortom and his family.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAt the same time, we warn Fulani leaders and radicals to put an end to these dangerous threats and issue a public apology for the prolonged profiling and intimidation of the former governor.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ortese further called for the deployment of armed forces to vulnerable spots along the Makurdi\u2013Lafia axis, citing threats by Fulani terrorists targeting Tiv travelers.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He also appealed to the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, to support efforts aimed at flushing out armed criminal groups taking refuge in forested areas along the Nasarawa-Benue border, from where attacks on Benue communities are allegedly being coordinated.<\/div>\n<div>End.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026Wants Security Heightened Around Ex-Benue Governor By Tracy Moses MAKURDI \u2013 The Benue Advocacy Network (BAN) has urged Nigeria\u2019s security agencies to immediately apprehend certain individuals, allegedly of Fulani extraction,&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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