December 06, (THEWILL) – The Secretary of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Umar Mike, has been attacked by gunmen.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP William Aya, who disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday, in Lokoja, said the Secretary was attacked on Monday, in Lokoja, adding that the attackers carted away all sensitive petition documents filed by four political parties on the just concluded gubernatorial election in the State.
Aya said Mike reported to the police that he was attacked on Monday, by some armed men while heading to his office at the High Court Complex in Lokoja, the state capital
The tribunal secretary said he was with two other officials when the incident occurred.
“All of them (gunmen) surrounded and blocked him (Mike) as he attempted to reverse.
“That he saw about seven hooded men all heavily armed and dressed in black attire who shot severally into the air and dragged him and his two other colleagues out of their car, ransacked the car and made away with all the documents including Petitions filed by four (4) Parties namely Action Alliance (AA), Action People’s Party (APP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP)/two (2) Record Books/a Bag containing his personal items,” Aya said.
The police said an investigation into the incident has been ordered by the Commissioner of Police in the State.
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