Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described the death of the commander of Operations Whirl Stroke, Brigadier General Dayo Apere as a loss to the nation.
In a condolence message signed by his Media aide, Nathaniel Ikyur, governor Ortom, on Monday, commiserated 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.
Before his death, General Apere was the Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States.
Ortom 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.
Ortom said the death of Gen. Apere is a big blow to the Army and particularly Benue State who has been contending with Fulani militia, bandits and kidnappers.
The governor recalled that the contributions of Operation Whirl Stroke under the Command of Late Gen. Apere fighting criminality in Benue State was instrumental to the relative peace the state is enjoying now.
The governor said that he was 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 dispossessing 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,” the statement read in parts.
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