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The All Progressives Congress, governorship candidate in Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, has appealed to the Benue Commissioner of Police, Mr Hyacinth Dagala, to convene a summit for political stakeholders to discuss on how to ensure peace in the state.

He made the appeal in Makurdi on Tuesday after lodging a formal complaint about the series of attacks on his supporters and his campaign offices across the state.

Ortom explained that since the beginning of the year, he had written to the state command to complain about the attacks but lamented that nothing had been done, adding that the most disturbing aspect was the report that the police allegedly provided cover for some of the attacks.

The former Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, said he would make efforts to discuss the development with his counterpart and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, urging the commissioner to convene a roundtable on the issue.

He disclosed that as a Christian, he believed that a man could receive nothing except it was given to him from above, saying there was no need to resort to self help.

Ortom commended the police commissioner for personally visiting his campaign headquarters to assess the level of damage and the other efforts to maintain law and order in the state.

The former minister reiterated his commitment to peace in the state, adding that he would do all in his power to ensure that the situation did not escalate.

Dagala assured Ortom that the police would make concerted efforts to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the arson.

He pledged to consult with the states Resident Electoral Commissioner and convene the roundtable as soon as possible while investigations would be conducted into the allegations of Police providing cover for the attackers.

Ortom proceeded to Gyado Villa, where he inspected two offices in which his supporters were attacked and called for restraint, stressing that vengeance belonged to God.

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