{"id":330352,"date":"2021-03-22T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=330352"},"modified":"2021-03-22T18:11:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:11:51","slug":"southwest-governors-describe-gov-ortom-attackers-as-cowards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=330352","title":{"rendered":"southwest Governors describe Gov Ortom attackers as cowards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-1558747\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\" wp_automatic_readability=\"60.341446923597\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462284\" style=\"width:640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1462284 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"southwest Governors describe Gov Ortom attackers as cowards\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?resize=1024%2C554&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?resize=58%2C31&amp;ssl=1 58w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?resize=260%2C141&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?resize=200%2C108&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Akeredolu.jpg?resize=640%2C346&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"><\/figure>\n<p>Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has described the attackers of the Benue state governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom as cowards.<br \/>\n<!-- between content ad --><br \/>\nAkeredolu said this in Akure during the swearing-in of the first female Secretary to the Ondo State Government SSG, Princess Oladunni Odu, and four special advisers.<br \/>\nHe said \u201cl must pause to condemn, in the strongest term possible, the most recent cowardly attack on the convoy of the Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom.<br \/>\n\u201cI call on the security agencies to unmask the agents of darkness bent on throwing this country into a state of anarchy.<br \/>\n\u201cWe note that the authorities have assured the people of Benue and Nigerians alike that the perpetrators will face justice.<br \/>\n\u201cMay we, therefore, admonish those saddled with the responsibility of unravelling the mystery to ensure that, as it has been in other incidents, the investigation being conducted is thorough and not open-ended.<br \/>\n\u201cThis will reassure Nigerians on the seriousness of our security agencies.<br \/>\n\u201cThis unfortunate incident underscores the importance of restructuring the security architecture in the country. 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