The Government of Benue says it is not happy over the remarks of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba on the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom’s convoy.
This was disclosed by the governor’s spokesman, Terver Akase.
Acccording to him, the IGP seemed to have contradicted an earlier position of the Force.
Baba reportedly said that “investigations so far are contrary to the claims made by Governor Ortom”.
Reacting, , Akase said that the state government wants to believe that the Police chief was misquoted.
“This is because the investigative team the office of the IGP deployed to Benue after the assassination attempt on the Governor confirmed the identities of the attackers as armed Fulani herdsmen.
“It is therefore shocking that the IGP has come out with a contrary statement to that of his investigative team”, he said.
He said that that less than 24 hours after the attempt on Ortom, the Fulani Nationality Movement (FUNAM) claimed responsibility.
The Governor’s image builder said he is still surprised why the IGP is “still searching for the killers elsewhere without inviting members of the group for questioning”.
