DHQ Reveals Those Responsible For Yahaya Bello’s Purported Assassination Attempt

The Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, has denied reports that its personnel attacked the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Sunday, a few kilometres away from Abuja, while on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja, the state capital.

The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, was quoted as saying the attackers, who were clad in military uniforms, ambushed the Governor’s envoy and started shooting at his vehicle.

He said the attack was foiled by the quick intervention of security agents, stressing that security officers at the national level would investigate the incident.

Dispelling the claim, Tukur Gusau, in an interview with PUNCH, said Bello’s attackers were criminals clad in fake military uniforms.

Gusau urged the police to investigate the matter to unravel the circumstances and ensure the culprits were brought to book.

He said, “The attack is unfortunate and we are not happy with what happened. However, the Governor did not say it was the military that attacked him. Military personnel will never attack the Governor. He said his attackers were in military uniforms. His attackers are criminals. We urged the police to investigate the matter and unravel the circumstances and those involved in the attack.”

It Was A Misunderstanding

Meanwhile, the Kogi State Governor has denied reports of an assassination attempt on his life on Sunday.

In the clarification, the governor said the reports about an assassination attempt on him on Sunday evening while travelling from Lokoja to Abuja were not true.

Bello explained that a misunderstanding happened between some members of his convoy and the military.

According to him, it was not an attempt on his life, and he has already arrived safely in Abuja.