Three police officers sustained injuries after gunmen opened
fire on a convoy of Clifford Ordia, senator representing Edo central.
The attack happened on Monday along Okene-Lokoja road in
Kogi state. The senator was returning to Abuja from his hometown in Edo state
when the gunmen rained bullets on his convoy.
Speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Ordia said
he is still traumatised by the experience.
“I’m seriously traumatised by the experience,” the lawmaker
said.
“We were coming from
Edo state, somewhere between Okene and Lokoja, when we met these suspected bandits.
They opened fire on my convoy. The gallant policemen had to immediately return
fire.
“The other security vehicle behind had to immediately join
them and they were able to repel the suspected bandits. During the exchange,
three of the policemen sustained gun wounds. One of them was critically
injured. We had to immediately rush them to the Federal Medical Centre in
Lokoja, Kogi state.
“They did their best and were able to stabilise them. I’d to
immediately put a call across the Federal Medical Centre in Abuja to be on
standby. One of the policemen had a bullet lodged close to his liver.
“We met another
setback around Abaji. There was traffic because of the incidence and because we
had to save the lives of the wounded policemen, we decided to make a move. They
opened fire on us. Some vigilantes had to join the policemen and they were
chased into the bush.
“That was how I survived that attack. If you see all my
vehicles, you will see how the bullets damaged them.”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator said the federal
government must take urgent measures to secure lives and property across the
country.
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