The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged Nigerians not to politicise the recent armed attack on him by suspected militia herdsmen but treat it on the merit of the insecurity bedeviling the country.
Governor Ortom who made the call at the Government House, Makurdi, after an emergency security council meeting, said everyone is part of the fight against insecurity and the earlier people treat security issues on their merit, the better.
He stated that the security council had reviewed the situation and decided that the government would provide the political will while security agencies would work assiduously to unmask those behind the attack on the Governor last Saturday.
The Governor appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering an investigation into the attack and various leaders in the country across political divides as well as traditional rulers and the clergy for showing solidarity with him since the incident occurred.
He reiterated his call on the Federal Government and security agencies to arrest and prosecute the leadership of Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM, and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore for suspected complicity in various attacks in parts of the country.