Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has narrowly escaped being killed by unknown gunmen who attacked his convoy on October 22nd.
The governor was on his way to Abuja for an official engagement when he was allegedly attacked.
The state Commissioner for Information & Communication in a statement said : “The Kogi State Government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assassination attempt on the Governor of the state, a few kilometres away from Abuja on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja.
The attack occurred at about 4pm on October 22, 2023. The attackers who were dressed in military uniforms waylaid the Governor’s convoy & started shooting sporadically at his vehicle & 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. The attackers were at 3 different points, the last barricade being around Kwali FCT at about 4.20pm.
