Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the House of
Representatives, says two police officers are conspiring with one Barau Joel
Amos to take his life.
In a petition dated August 18 and addressed to Usman Baba,
inspector-general of police (IGP), Dogara said Amos allegedly confessed to
buying the rifles from the police officers with the intention of killing him.
The former speaker said Istifanus Bala Gambar, a lawyer, and
Markus Musa, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Tafawa
Balewa LGA, are also targets in the alleged assassination plot.
“I am sure you are apprised of the matter since it involves looting of your armoury in Bauchi by the very officers who are entrusted with the safe custody of your arms and a constituent of mine, Barau Joel Amos, who sought to buy or has been buying assault rifles from the officers,” he said.
“I find it worrisome
that there has been no official advice from the police relating to this
credible threat to our lives to enable us beef up security around us or just to
be careful about our movements. More so, there is a spike in cases of
kidnappings and killings by unknown gunmen especially in Lere District of
T/Balewa.
“A case in point was the attack at Boto town where some
relations of a former Governor of the State were killed while some were
abducted.
“With all due respect, this is a matter that must not be
handled with kid gloves.
“His confession relates
to those who gave him or contributed the money for him to be used to procure
weapons. His bank statements and phone call logs will definitely collaborate
his confessions.
“Granted his meager salary as a store keeper in a secondary
school, it will have taken him a lifetime saving to be able to raise the N1.2m
cash which he wanted to use to buy the two rifles.”
The lawmaker did not say why there is a threat to his life.
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