Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has denied rumours making rounds that one of his sons murdered someone in the United Kingdom (UK).
The denial is coming few days after a Facebook blog disclosed that Ortom’s recent trip to UK is due to an alleged murder case involving one of his sons.
According to a statement posted on Facebook by one De-Benue Emancipator, Ortom’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, the rumour is not only false and malicious but is also targeted at tarnishing the hard-earned reputation of the Governor.
The statement reads:
“We saw a post on social media made by one Benjamin Benjamin Bju and shared by several others alleging that Governor Samuel Ortom’s son murdered someone abroad.
“Though the writer was specific about Governor Ortom’s name, he failed to mention the Governor’s son whom he claimed had killed somebody and the name of the country where the said incident took place.
“We find the social media post as politics taken too far. The post is not only false and malicious but is also targeted at tarnishing the hard-earned reputation of the Governor.
“We already alerted Benue people to expect the sponsored campaign of calumny against Governor Ortom now that elections are approaching.
“The objective of those sponsoring the smear campaign is to discredit and distract the Governor and by extension, the entire PDP in Benue State”.
