Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday escaped an alleged assassination attempt along the Lokoja-Abuja highway.
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja.
“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, a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja.
“The attack occurred at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22.
