Some armed and masked security
men who appeared in police uniforms have attacked the Governor of Oyo State,
Engr Seyi Makinde in a Lokoja Hotel, Kogi State.
This was contained in a statement
signed and released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Taiwo Adisa.
The statement reads:
“Information reaching us from
Lokoja, the Kogi State capital confirmed that some armed and masked security
men who appeared in police uniforms have attacked the Governor of Oyo State,
Engr Seyi Makinde in Lokoja, Kogi state capital.
“Eyewitnesses confirmed that the
hooded security operatives arrived the Suitorial Hotels, Lokoja, located along
Stadium Road, Lokoja, where the Governor and some members of the PDP Campaign
Council are lodged at about 12.50 pm, on Friday, shooting sporadically and
attempting to break into the hotel rooms.
“It was gathered the some of the
hooded security operatives scaled the fence of the Hotel and attempted to enter
the rooms.
“A melee was set off as the
security operatives attached to the Governor of Oyo state were said to have
resisted the invaders.
“Within a short while, some
residents nearby also gathered to resist the invading gunmen.”
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