Tashaku: I have been vindicated –Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom has said that he has been vindicated by the release of Alhaji Aliyu Tarshaku by security agents.

Tashaku, a  Boko Haram suspect, was appointed head of Civilian Joint Task Force, and when anti- Open grazing Law was enacted, he became the head of Livestock Guards .

His reign came to an end when he was arrested by a combined team of soldiers, DSS and Police  and arms and catchment of ammunitions recovered from him

The governor who stated this during an interaction session with the media yesterday in Makurdi pointed out that up till the time of the media interactive; he had not received any briefing on circumstances that led to the release of the former head of Livestock Guards.

He said it was a big lie to say he was using the Tashaku to kill the people he swore on oath to protects

The governor directed the immediate renaming of the LGEA Primary School, Ogene -Amejo in Edumoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state after the 13-year old Miss Ochanya Ogbanje was reportedly raped to death by her uncle and his son.

He said the action was to immortalize the late Miss Ochanya considering the circumstances that led to her death.

He further directed the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, to carry out massive renovation work on the primary school to accord it a befitting standard.

Governor Ortom expressed the hope that when the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, eventually releases its counterpart contribution to march the state government counterpart funding of N3.3 billion already deducted at source from the last tranche of Paris Club refund to the state, it would help to further improve infrastructure at the primary education level.

He urged Benue people to keep faith with the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, whom he described as a man with the private sector background rich enough to take the nation to greater heights.