Kogi Police Command begins investigation into attack on Tribunal Secretary, others

—– Warns public against statement capable of undermining security.

The Kogi State Police Command has vowed to fish out suspected assailants who launched an attack on Mr David Umar Mike, the Secretary to Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Labode Apreala Confidential Secretary and Hassimu Adamu Assistant Secretary respectively.

The State Commissioner of Police, Onuoha Bethrand who spoke through SP WILLIAM OVYE AYA, POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER said the victims came to State Criminal Investigation Department, Kogi State Police Headquarters to report on the same date.

According to statement, the three of the victims left their Hotel rooms in Lokoja about 1300hrs heading to their Office at the High Court Complex driving in (David’s) Peugeot 406 Car, before the CBN at about 1320hrs one SUV vehicle overtook him and blocked his car with two other SUV’s following behind.

The statement further said all of them (victims) surrounded and blocked him as he attempted to reverse. That he saw about seven hooded men all heavily armed and dressed in black attire who shot severally into the air and dragged him and his two other colleagues out of their car, ransacked the car and made away with all the the documents including Petitions filed by four (4) Parties namely Action Alliance (AA), Action People’s Party (APP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP)/two (2) Record Books/a Bag containing his personal items.

He also reported to the DSS Office and hence his call for a thorough and diligent investigation into the incident in order to fish out those suspects.

Global Times Nigeria report that the Kogi State Police Command has been alerted to series of distorted information on the incident and hence the need to set the records straight for public consumption.

The Kogi Police Command, therefore urged the general public to avoid statements that may prejudice ongoing investigation into the matter.

The Command also appeals to anyone with useful information on the alleged incident to come forward with it as the investigation commences.