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Three Nasarawa Lawmakers Escape Death As Bandits Attack On Highway

 

Three lawmakers in the Nasarawa state house of assembly reportedly escaped death when suspected bandits opened fire on their vehicles.
The lawmakers were, Hon. Samuel Tsebe, Hon.David Maiyaki and Peter Akwe — are said to have been attacked on the Akwanga-Lafia road in the state on Wednesday.
The attack was confirmed by Nasarawa Police Spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, who said Hon. Tsebe reported the attack to the state commissioner of police, CP Adesina Soyemi.
Police Spokesperson said the lawmaker explained that he was attacked along the Akwanga-Lafia road around 10am on Wednesday.

The police spokesman added that the commissioner of police has deployed officers of the anti-kidnapping unit to comb the area, and one suspect has been arrested.
According to NAN, Tsebe told journalists shortly after the attack that the three lawmakers “narrowly escaped assassination” during the attack.
Akwe was said to have been at the front in his car, followed by Maiyaki, while Tsebe was behind — also in his own car — when the incident occurred.

According to him, “When we are approaching Wowyen village along Akwanga-Lafia road, that is between the police mobile training college at Ende hills, and the village towards the bridge, I heard gunshots at the driver’s side of my car. I was the one driving. The bullets broke the glasses of my car,” he said.
“The shots were targeted at the driver and I was the one driving. This gave me suspicion that someone was monitoring my movement and knew that I was the one driving.
“It is more of assassination attempt. I have informed the police of the assassination attempt.”
Tsebe expressed gratitude to God for safety, and appealed to security agencies to fish out the criminals.

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