Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde and Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s election in Kogi state, Musa Wada on Friday escaped being whisked away by masked gunmen, who attacked the Suitorial Hotel where they were lodged.

The gunmen, dressed in police uniforms and bullet proof masks, were said to have arrived the hotel at about 12.50 pm with some of them scaling the fence to gain access.

Makinde is the Chairman of the PDP Governorship campaign Council for Kogi state.

The gunmen however did not succeed in gaining access into the hotel as security men attached to the Governor repelled and chased them away.

An eye witness said while some of the masked men climbed the fence of the hotel to gain access, others came in through the gate, alleging they may have come into the hotel to abduct the PDP candidate.

The eye witness said: “Some people said they may have been fake policemen but the governor’s security men said the attackers were not fake judging from uniform they were wearing and that they were hooded so that they will not be identified.”

Director General of Publicity of the PDP Campaign Council, Farouk Adejoh, who confirmed the attackm told The Nation on phone that about 50 of the men dressed in police uniform came into the attack apparently to abduct the governorship candidate of the PDP who was lodged in the same hotel.

Adejoh said: “I can confirm to you that the hotel was attacked by hooded men in police uniform. They came in tinted buses, but our security details repelled them.

“We have been complaining that there are so many tinted vehicles that are not registered in the state and two days ago, the Commissioner of Police said such vehicles should be impounded. But these men came in those tinted vehicles”.

Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Taiwo Adisa, also confirmed the attack, saying “Information reaching us from Lokoja, the Kogi state capital confirmed that some armed and masked security men who appeared in police uniforms have attacked the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde in Lokoja, Kogi state capital.

“Makinde is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Kogi State Campaign Council. He is in Kogi in his capacity as the Chairman of that Council.

“Eyewitnesses confirmed that the hooded security operatives arrived the Suitorial Hotels, Lokoja, located along Stadium Road, Lokoja where the Governor and some members of the PDP Campaign Council are lodged at about 12.50 pm, on Friday, shooting sporadically and attempting to break into the hotel rooms.

“It was gathered the some of the hooded security operatives scaled the fence of the Hotel and attempted to enter the rooms.

“A melee was set off as the security operatives attached to the Governor of Oyo state were said to have resisted the invaders.”

Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Busari, however said the Police also got the information but denied that there was an attack on the governor’s hotel.

The Nation gathered that the PDP high command has reached out to the Inspector General of Police, asking him to ensure that nothing happen to its candidate.

Information from Anyimgba, Dekina local government area of the state also have it some houses belonging to some PDP leaders in the area were allegedly destroyed early on Friday.

A source from the area said: “There were shooting throughout the night in Anyimgba by hoodlums who apparently don’t want people to come out and vote on Saturday.

‘’But the people are determined to vote and so they mobilised themselves and disperse the hoodlums.’’

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/kogi-election-masked-gunmen-attack-gov-makinde-pdp-candidates-hotel/amp/

Can I get a name for my country? Some call it a zoo.. please one word from you guys ...

If this news is true, GSM should sit his a***s down in Oyo-state and start working on our inner roads and health system.

The New Nigeria is unfolding before our very eyes.

amstardi:
Can I get a name for my country? Some call it a zoo.. please one word from you guys ...

Zoo

IF not for the crowd, they shud hav opened fire on the bastards

It is not beyond PDP to choreograph such an act.

Bello is becoming too desperate

No pictures I don’t believe it

A lot of dramas when ELECTION is around the corner


Who knows whether it is true or not?


Na them fit answer

I just pray this election holds peacefully. These politicians are too desperate. Power really intoxicates. I don't want to YB to win because he has proven to everyone that he's a colossal failure. He emerged a governor through circumstances that were unprecedented in this country. It was just GOD. But he fall pipul hand, so let him go his way please.

hmm. the race for power is injurious

Hummm jungle don mature

I don't understand a thing that was written there..
Check us for your electronics

TheTourist:
The New Nigeria is unfolding before our very eyes.

Things fall apart

They were there with money to be used to buy votes for the Kogi election.

What a country!

the newspaper reported that masked gunmen, the wailer op said masked security men. The intention is to mislead. If to say dem sign the fake news bill into law now, na so dem go hang this op

Dictatorship Politics

Kill yourselves......wetin concern...


Just pity d touts fooling themselves around rallying 4 dis thieves

Barbarians

Nigeria is an expired zoo
Now it is a matured jungle

yeye bello is just a desperate and immature Dundee united. only kogites could tell what they past through in 4yrs that look like 40yrs. another 4yrs(God forbid) means God intended to punish us with bello.. God forbid!

Cool

An eye witness said while some of the masked men climbed the fence of the hotel to gain access, others came in through the gate, alleging they may have come into the hotel to abduct the PDP candidate.



Can you imagine, why scale fence when gate is open.

How did they know their intention.

I smell lies

amstardi:
Can I get a name for my country? Some call it a zoo.. please one word from you guys ...

Zoological Garden

So show us the hotel cctv. I will be very disappointed if makinde is also engaging in the fake news pdp is known for.

APC and devilish behavior are like 5 & 6. Buhari has turned our uniformed men into glorified agberos with slightly less decorum than Mc Oluomo’s thugs

hmm