A former presidential candidate in the 2019 general election and businessman, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, says the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom has brought into urgency, the need for state police.
In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, Olawepo-Hashim stated that the attack was an indication that criminal elements have infiltrated the region thereby posing a threat to law-abiding citizens no matter their status in life.
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While appealing to Nigerians to be advocates of peace and harmony, he condemned the attack, urging the government to institute a full-scale investigation with a view to bringing the culprits to book.
“Recently, elder brother to Senator Gabriel Suswan, a former governor of the state, was killed.
“Such a high profile killing and the recent attempt on the life of Governor Ortom, was an indication that some people are not happy with the peace in the state.
“The police must spare no resources to apprehend and bring to justice those who mastermind, planned and executed this assassination attempt.
“It further brings to mind the urgency for our call for state police because no chief executive or citizens of any state in our Republic should ever again be left to the mercy of callous increasingly audacious non-state actors,” he said.
He noted that an attack on Governor Ortom, who holds the symbol of authority of the state, could be likened to a declaration of war on Nigeria and must not be handled with kids glove.
