By Our Reporter
Four gunmen have shot the Special Adviser to Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam on Media and Public Affairs, Dr Cletus Akwaya.
The gunmen reportedly stormed a bar where Akwaya and his friends were sitting, near NNPC mega station, on the Makurdi-Gboko road, and shot him several times.
Addressing reporters on his hospital bed at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Apir, Makurdi, Akwaya said he was attacked about 20 minutes after holding a meeting at his ward.
According to him, two gunmen first emerged at the bar and one of them pulled out a gun, threatening to kill him.
Akwaya said he struggled with the gunman and wrestled him to the ground, but two others emerged and began shooting into the air.
Akwaya said his assailnats beat him up with sticks and shot him.
He said he managed to escape with gunshot wounds to a nearby house where he received help.
The media aide said his survival is a miracle beyond description as the gunmen shot him several times.
Suswam and his deputy, Chief Steven Lawani, visited Akwaya at the hospital.
The governor condemned the attack, urging opposition parties to eschew violence and await the outcome of their petitions at the tribunal.
The Commissioner for Lands and Survey, John Tondu, and his Information and Orientation counterpart, Conrad Wergba, condemned the attack, urging security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.
At the “B” Division Police Station at High Level, Makurdi, where the matter was reported, a police officer, who spoke in confidence, told The Nation that investigation into the matter had begun.
He said the perpetrators would be apprehended to face justice.
via The Nation
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