Benue gov mourns as Gideon Orkar’s brother dies

A former Benue State commissioner, Prof Joseph Orkar, is dead. Orkar, an older brother to Gideon Orkar, the leader of the 1990 botched coup, reportedly died on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Mourning Orkar’s demise in a condolence message issued by his media aide, Tersoo Kula, on Tuesday, Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, described the deceased