Former
Senate President, David Mark, and former Minister of Interior, Abba
Moro narrowly escaped being killed in a Benue state community.
David Mark
Senator David Mark, yesterday escaped death in Agatu after he was attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Mark, who had gone to the community to ascertain the level of
destruction caused by the recent attack by the herdsmen, had his convoy
greeted with a hail of bullets.
Mark was in company of the former minister of Interior, Comrade
Abba Moro, member House of Representatives Ohimini/Otukpo, Honourable
Ezekiel Adaji, security aides, newsmen and party supporters.
They were, however, unhurt as a rapid response from security men on the convoy warded off the attack in Akwu community.
ThisDay reports that the incident caused a huge commotion as the
herdsmen were seen taking off with their herds while members of the
convoy disembarked and headed in the other direction before the
intervention.
However, Senator Mark still went through the eight communities
affected including Aila, Akwu, Okokolo, Adagbo, Akwu, Ogboju and
Odugbeho, which are completely destroyed by Fulani herdsmen.
Addressing the people, Mark asked them to go about their businesses
peacefully, adding that the perpetrators of the act would be brought to
book.
One of the youth leaders, Michael, who spoke at Aila lamented the
porous security in Agatu local government and angrily told the former
senate president to tell the president to remove the soldiers as “we are competent now to defend ourselves”.
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