Nigeria Will Be Buried If Ortom Is Assassinated — Wike

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has reacted to the attack on
his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday.

Governor Ortom was attacked earlier on Saturday by suspected
herdsmen while visiting a farm in Makurdi.

But his security detail was able to repel them.

Mr. Ortom said he ran for “more than one and a half kilometres
without stopping” to escape the assault.

“If you kill Ortom, then be prepared to bury Nigeria,” Mr. Wike
said, according to a statement signed by his spokesman, Kelvin
Ebiri.

“If anything happens to Governor Ortom, the Federal Government
will be held responsible and they should be prepared that there
will be no more Nigeria.”

According to the statement, Wike also recalled how the former
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in
Port Harcourt, Major General Jamil Sarham, and All Progressives
Congress chieftains had concluded plans to assassinate him during
the 2019 general election.

He added that the growing trend where the lives of incumbent
governors are brazenly threatened was disturbing.

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has reacted to the attack on
his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday.

Governor Ortom was attacked earlier on Saturday by suspected
herdsmen while visiting a farm in Makurdi.

But his security detail was able to repel them.

Mr. Ortom said he ran for “more than one and a half kilometres
without stopping” to escape the assault.

“If you kill Ortom, then be prepared to bury Nigeria,” Mr. Wike
said, according to a statement signed by his spokesman, Kelvin
Ebiri.

“If anything happens to Governor Ortom, the Federal Government
will be held responsible and they should be prepared that there
will be no more Nigeria.”

According to the statement, Wike also recalled how the former
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in
Port Harcourt, Major General Jamil Sarham, and All Progressives
Congress chieftains had concluded plans to assassinate him during
the 2019 general election.

He added that the growing trend where the lives of incumbent
governors are brazenly threatened was disturbing.