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Gov Ortom condemns murder of Olajide Sowore

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has condemneds the killing of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ publisher Omoyele Sowore by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.

 

The Governor said the gruesome murder of Olajide further depicts the worsening security situation across the country.

 

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, Governor Ortom expressed the hope that security agencies will apprehend those responsible for the murder of the young man who was a pharmacy student at Igbinedion University.

 

Governor Ortom prayed that God grants the soul of Olajide Sowore eternal rest and his family the fortitude to bear the painful loss.

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