Gunmen
The Kogi State Chairman of Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN),
Bishop John Ibenu has escaped assassination attempts in Kogi state.
According to The Tribune,
Ibenu said about seven suspected Fulani men along Ojodu in Ofu local
government area rushed out of the bush and open fire on his vehicle. His
car was left riddled with bullets.
Narrating his ordeal to newsmen in Lokoja, the state capital on
Thursday, Ibenu said he was returning from his village in the eastern
part of the state at about 5.30 pm on Sunday when he was attacked.
He explained that the assailants were on both sides of the road as
four of the Fulani men rushed out from the bush and while attempting to
make a u-turn, another three appeared from the bush and open gunfire on
his vehicle.
Ibenu added that the people were fully armed with AK47 rifles, but
he was only able to escape from the scene to a nearby village by God's
grace. He called on the state governor to intensify more effort in
curbing criminal activities in the state.
According to him within a space of one week series of kidnapping
incident were recorded along Lokoja-Ajaokuta road and other places in
the state.
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