Terkula Suswam
Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom
By Our Reporter
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State governor is currently in a sad mood and this is because of the gruesome murder of Terkura Suswam, the elder brother to the former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and he has vowed to hunt down and prosecute the killers by all means..
This was contained in a statement released by Ortom’s Chief Press Secretay Terver Akase, on Wednesday in Makurdi.
“The killers of Chief Terkura Suswam, elder brother to the Senator representing Benue North East, Senator Gabriel Suswam, must be apprehended and brought to justice,” the statement said.
Governor Ortom also assured security operatives in the state of his maximum support to apprehend the killers and ensure justice is served. He added that his government will not surrender Benue to criminals.
“The governor said his administration will give security operatives maximum support to ensure that killers of Dr. Suswam are arrested and made to face the consequences of their action. ”
“Gov. Ortom stressed that his administration will not surrender Benue to criminals, and gives assurance that killers and kidnapers operating in Sankera axis of the State won’t go unpunished,” the statement said.
The governor further sympathized with Sen. Suswam and the rest of the family, as well as the entire people of Logo Local Government Area over the painful death of Chief Terkura Suswam.
He prayed to God to grant the deceased eternal rest and his family the strength to bear the loss.
