The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has slammed claims
of an assassination attempt on his life.
Reports surfaced Sunday that Bello escaped an assassination
attempt on his way to an official engagement in Abuja.
According to a statement by the Kogi State Commissioner for
Information, Kingsley Fanwo, the attack occurred around 4 p.m. on Sunday,
October 22.
“The attackers 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.”
Debunking the claim in a Facebook Live on Sunday, Bello
denied such an attempt on his life, saying, ‘Misguided elements will take this
out of context. You are not doing me any favour by putting fake news out there,
saying Governor Yahaya Belo escaped assassination when there was nothing of
that nature.
‘There was a minor
fracas between the military and the police attached to my convoy. It was
resolved within five minutes.”
The Governor who commended the security agencies for their
joint contributions to the improved security of lives and property enjoyed by
the citizens of Kogi State, however, called on the high command of the agencies
involved to investigate overzealousness or unprofessional conduct by any of
their men involved in the incident and apply the necessary sanctions.
The Governor called on citizens of Kogi State to ignore any
attempt by political profiteers to use the incident to unsettle the polity as
the state’s 2023 governorship elections slated for November 11 draw nearer.
He assured the state of his safety and the adequacy of
security arrangements to ensure the elections are peaceful, free and fair.
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