Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom commiserates with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Army and the Olupako of Share, Oba Haruna Olawale Suleiman, the entire Share community and family over the death of Brigadier-General Dayo Apere, the Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke.
He said the death of Gen Apere
who died on Saturday, October 2, 2021 of an undisclosed ailment is a huge tragedy to Nigeria’s war against terrorism in the country.
The Governor described the death of Gen. Apere as a big blow to the Army and particularly Benue State who has been contending with Fulani militia, bandits and kidnappers.
Ortom recalls the contributions of Operation Whirl Stroke under the Command of Late Gen. Apere fighting criminality in Benue State, saying this is instrumental to the relative peace the State is enjoying now.
Governor says he’s personally pained over the death because the late Army General was a true partner in the Benue State Government’s fight against Fulani herdsmen who have invaded the state and sustained attacks on unarmed farming communities in the state, killing and dispossesing them of their farmlands.
Ortom says we have indeed lost a fine and dedicated officer at a time that the war against terrorism is growing in the country.
The Governor prays that God Almighty will grant the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss of late Brigadier-General Dayo Apere.
