Police Command in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said it has begun an investigation into Sunday incident, involving Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello’s convoy and troops of the Nigerian military.
The police stated that the convoy’s unruliness was responsible for the clash with the military men.
The FCT police commissioner, Haruna Garba, in an interview with News Agency Of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja said the crises followed the refusal of the Governor’s motorcade to stop at the military checkpoint.
The CP said, “Preliminary investigation showed that the alleged attack was a result of an altercation between the military personnel at a checkpoint and the governor’s motorcade.
An investigation revealed that the crisis followed the refusal of the governor’s motorcade to stop at the military checkpoint
DAILY GIST reported earlier that the governor had dismissed reports of an assassination attempt on his life as claimed by Kingsley Fanwo, his Information Commissioner.
The commissioner had raised the alarm that the governor’s convoy was attacked en route to Abuja, on Sunday by suspected assassins.
But addressing Journalists in Abuja, the governor noted that the said incident was a clash involving his convoy and some Nigerian military personnel.
The Governor noted that the clash was between operatives of the Nigerian Police Force attached to his convoy and troops of Nigerian military manning the highways in the course of their duties.
