The Caretaker Chairman of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Prince George Adah narrowly escaped death few days ago as suspected hired assassins almost beat him to death at the APC secretariat in Makurdi.

It was gathered that Hon. Adah had visited the state capital to brief the Acting Governor, Engr. Benson Abounu on the communal clash that broke out in the council area, which left 5 persons dead a few weeks back.


An Abuja-based journalist, Yemi Itodo reports that on reaching Makurdi, Adah could not see the Acting Governor who was said to be busy at the time.


Adah was, however, advised to report to the deputy Speaker, Hon. James Okefe, who incidentally hails from the same Okpokwu LGA, however his efforts to see Okefe were unsuccessful.
Narrating his ordeal, Adah said, “On reaching the Kanshio area at the outskirt of the town, I got a call from Hon. Godwin Idoko, Special Adviser to the Governor on Ethics and Value Orientation, that the deputy Speaker was ready to see me.


“We made U-turn to Makurdi town and when we got there, Hon. Idoko asked us to sit with him at the joint within the party secretariat and discuss before the arrival of the deputy Speaker.

“It was in that process that I saw two (2) fierce looking men moving towards our direction, and before I could know what was going on, one of them took the bottle filled with beer and hit my head, while the other one rushed me.


“The gush of the blood oozed around my face as I struggled to get up and run for my life. As fate would have it, it was like they heard a sound of siren coming towards our area and I could feel their hands off me.

“And then, there was an usual strength that engulfed me and I started running, even though I didn’t know the direction I was running towards.


“I was running without my sandals, without my phones and car keys. I didn’t even know what would become of my party chairman and those other 2 innocent guys.

“On a lonely road, I saw a motorcycle rider who took me to the police station where I narrated my ordeal. I was later taken to the hospital by the police.

“Thereafter, the police took me to the residence of Hon. Idoko and when he refused to open the gate, the police threatened to declare war on him; when he eventually opened the gate, he said my car was with a Personal Assistant to the deputy Speaker. How could someone who was not at the scene of the incident be in possession of my car? Hon. Idoko could not answer the questions from the police,” he narrated.
When asked if he knew that the council Chairman was attacked when he came to see him in Makurdi, the deputy Speaker said he was busy and could not talk further on the matter.


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