Governor Seyi Makinde was reportedly attacked on Friday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, by some hooded men kitted in police uniforms.
The governor was in Kogi State as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Kogi State Campaign Council.
He is in Kogi State in his capacity as the Chairman of that Council.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the hooded security operatives arrived the Suitorial Hotels, Lokoja, located along Stadium Road, Lokoja, where the governor and some members of the PDP Campaign Council are lodged at about 12:50p.m. on Friday, shooting sporadically and attempting to break into the hotel rooms.
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It was gathered the some of the hooded security operatives scaled the fence of the hotel and attempted to enter the rooms.
A melee was set off as the security operatives attached to the Governor of Oyo State were said to have resisted the invaders.
Within a short while, some residents nearby also gathered to resist the invading gunmen. (The Eagle Online)
