The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has said that there was no assassination attempt on his life by the military.
He said this in contravention of an earlier statement by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo.
Fanwo alleged that gunmen in military fatigues attempted to assassinate the Governor while en route Abuja.
He said the attackers waylaid the governor’s convoy and started shooting sporadically at Bello’s vehicle and others in the convoy.
He noted that Governor Bello was attacked at three different points on the Lokoja-Abuja highway, the last being around Kwali Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at about 4.20 pm on Sunday evening.
However, the governor countered his commissioner while addressing reporters at his Abuja residence late Sunday.
According to Bello, there was no assassination attempt on his life.
The Kogi governor said, “This afternoon at about 14:00hours, I took off from Lokoja coming to Abuja and the journey was smooth along with the convoy and just about 16:00 hours, my convoy, especially the security, had an encounter with another sister agency and there was a fracas.
“Immediately, we waded in and it was resolved. From there, we had a smooth journey down to Abuja and ever since I came, I’ve been engaging in all the activities that brought me to Abuja and it’s been very smooth.
“Thereafter, I began to hear on social media about assassination attempt. I want to state categorically very clearly, dear Nigerians, there was no assassination attempt on me Yahaya Bello, the executive governor of Kogi State by the military or by anybody.”
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