Yahaya Bello escaped assassination on Lokoja-Abuja highway: Commissioner

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Governor Yahaya Bello

On Sunday, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi escaped an alleged assassination attempt along the Lokoja-Abuja highway.

Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information, disclosed in a statement in Lokoja that the attack occurred at about 4:00 p.m.

“The Kogi state government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assassination attempt on the governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja.

“The attackers, who were dressed in military uniforms, waylaid the governor’s convoy and started shooting sporadically at his vehicle and other vehicles in the convoy.

“It took the swift intervention of the security personnel attached to the governor to foil the satanic plans of the unknown soldiers,” Mr Fanwo alleged.

He said the attacks were at three different points, with the last barricade around Kwali Federal Capital Territory at about 4:20 p.m.

The commissioner said the report of the strange attacks had been properly documented at security offices at the state and national level for prompt and thorough investigations to avert future occurrences.

He added: “We are not oblivious of the fact that certain elements are bent on painting Kogi unsafe ahead of the governorship poll slated for November 11.”

” As an administration, we will spare nothing to ensure our residents are not subjected to security threats by desperate politicians sponsoring violence and terrorism.”

The FCT Police Command said it has commenced investigations into the alleged attack.

The FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Haruna Garba, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja.

The governor suffered a similar alleged assassination attempt in June, which is still being investigated by security operatives. 

(NAN)

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