A group known as the Forum of Concerned Nigerians (FCN) has warned the Federal Government to ensure that nothing dangerous happens to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, saying any attempt at silencing the governor will be resisted.
Addressing reporters yesterday in Makurdi, spokesman for the group Elder Peter Shande also called on the international community to act on the alarm raised by the Benue State Governor concerning his safety and the rising spate of violence in Nigeria.
The group pointed out that Governor Ortom has come under a heavy wave of sponsored blackmail and victimisation from the Federal Government and its agents, citing a series of instances where Ortom has been severely subjected to media attacks and other forms of threats, including attempts to eliminate him.
The group declared that “Governor Ortom is one Nigerian who has chosen to be the voice of the voiceless, so any attempt at silencing him will mean an attempt to silence over 200 million helpless Nigerians, and such an attempt will be stoutly resisted.”