{"id":3592,"date":"2023-10-23T03:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T03:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2023-10-23T03:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T03:47:16","slug":"governor-yahaya-bello-narrowly-escapes-assassination-attempt-on-his-way-to-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/10\/23\/governor-yahaya-bello-narrowly-escapes-assassination-attempt-on-his-way-to-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Yahaya Bello Narrowly Escapes Assassination Attempt on His Way to Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Uchendu Alexis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, narrowly avoided an assassination attempt by unknown gunmen while en route to Abuja on Sunday, October 22.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, who stated, &#8220;The Kogi State Government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assassination attempt on the Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, CON, a few kilometers away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja. The attack occurred at about 4 pm on Sunday, October 22, 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The attackers, reportedly dressed in military uniforms, ambushed the Governor&#8217;s convoy and opened fire indiscriminately at his vehicle and other vehicles in the convoy. Swift intervention by the security personnel accompanying the Governor thwarted the assailants&#8217; plans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The attackers staged the ambush at three different points, with the final blockade near Kwali, Federal Capital Territory, around 4:20 pm. The incident has been officially documented with security agencies at both the state and national levels, initiating prompt and thorough investigations to prevent similar incidents in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the attack, the statement issued by the Kogi State Government noted, &#8220;We are not oblivious of the fact that certain elements are bent on painting Kogi unsafe ahead of the Governorship Poll slated for November 11, 2023. As an administration, we will spare nothing to ensure our citizens are not subjected to security threats by desperate politicians sponsoring violence and terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government has called on citizens to remain vigilant and promptly report any suspicious activities to the relevant security agencies. Emphasizing their commitment to ensuring security, the statement affirmed, &#8220;It is the responsibility of the Government to ensure security, and we want to assure you that the peace we have enjoyed as a state in the last eight years won&#8217;t be lost on the altar of violent politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uchendu Alexis &nbsp; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, narrowly avoided an assassination attempt by unknown gunmen while en route to Abuja on Sunday, October 22. &nbsp; According to the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, who stated, &#8220;The Kogi State Government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assassination attempt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3594,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3592\/revisions\/3594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}