The Kogi State Police Command yesterday confirmed that gunmen attacked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s (PDP-Kogi Central) family home in Obeiba Community in Okehi Local Government Area.
Police Commissioner Miller Dantawaye, who confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, said that the incident occurred on Tuesday night.
“The command has been fully briefed on the unfortunate and criminal incident by the Okehi Local Government Area Divisional Police Officer. So far, no arrest has been made.
“Investigation into the incident has begun, and we shall get to the root of it. We will deal with those criminal elements that carried out the attack, ” the Police chief said.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended for six months for alleged misconduct, condemned the incident. She said:” The gunmen assumed I was in town and so attacked my family’s house that Tuesday night.”
During the attack, security operatives and community members responded promptly and chased them off.
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“No one was hurt. A report on the incident was quickly made at the police area command of the council,” she said.
Senator Akpoti-Udughan also appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egebtokun, to urgently restore her security.
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