LAFIA – It was about 7pm on Tuesday, evening when the convoy of the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Emanuel Akabe, was forced to stop his journey to Abuja while on official assignment.
It was gathered that some armed robbers attacked his convoy killing three policemen and a civilian when they were operating few kilometers away from Akwanga.
Dependable source told Daily Independent that the Deputy Governor’s convoy was forced to stop when his convoy was informed of the robbery operation on the highway.
Sources said his escort Commander simply identified as Sam from Adamawa and some police officer had agreed that the envoy should stop to enable other security details to clear the highway for the convoy and others road users to move on.
Three officers were sent ahead to ascertain the situation but they neither returned in person nor respond to calls made to them.
A reliable source said the chief security officer of the Deputy Governor had advised that the convoy should followed gradually to monitored the situation on the way and as they were moving they came across one of the suspected robber in police uniform asking them to move forward.
Sensing trouble and deception the convoy had to return back to safety while the Deputy Governor was sneaked into another private car to proceed to Lafia.
Meanwhile, the Nasarawa State commissioner of police Emmanuel Bola Longe, has said that the Deputy Governor’s convoy ran into the gang of robbers but denied that the deputy governor was the target as speculated in some quarters.
According to him,” There was a robbery operation along Nasarawa Eggon – Agwanga highway when the convoy of Deputy Governor ran into them that was what led to the death of five people, the three officers and two civilians.
“Those who carried that operation will be fish out and brought to book, we have started already we will deal with them decisively so that they will know Nasarawa State is not where they can operate freely.
Bola Longe who said the command has put in the necessary architecture to track down the perpetrators assured the people of the state go on their normal activities as the police will ensure their safety in the state.
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Source: Independent
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