– Bello says he is not surprised by Melaye’s attack on his person but he is doing what he can to get to the root of the matter
– The Kogi governor said he was quiet because he wanted the police to conclude its investigations and he can make informed comments
– Melaye had said the silence of the governor on his alleged assassination attempt ‘spoke volumes’
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Governor of Kogi state Yahaya Bello has lambasted Senator Dino Melaye for dragging him into the issue of an attempt to assassinate the lawmaker in the state.
Bello mocked Melaye’s claims of an attack and said the state has been witnessing reports of imaginary attacks that never happened.
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The Cable reports that Bello said through his director-general on media and publicity Kingsley Fanwo that he said nothing of the alleged attack on Melyae because he believed the police is capable of investigating the matter and he wanted to make informed comments.
Governor Bello says he is waiting for police report on alleged assassination attempt on Melaye’s life
ZENITHBLOG.com gathered that Melaye had earlier on Tuesday, April 18, hinted that Bello knew something about the attack on his life because of his silence on the matter.
Melaye said: “It is outrageous that four days after the attempt on my life, the Kogi State governor, the Chief Security Officer of the State, has neither called nor visited to know the state of affairs with him as a serving Senator from the state. The Governor’s deafening silence speaks volumes.”
But Bello replied later the same day: “If he accused me of complacency in the so-called assassination attempt, those who have been following the trend from the day
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“The case is under investigation by the police and making serious statements about it may be seen to be subjudice. We have been witnessing imaginary attacks in the state and when I travelled to Kogi East, his antagonists also alleged that I was attacked even when the opposite was the case.
“As a government, we believe the police are capable of getting to the root of the allegation and do justice to it once and for all.
“You need to ask Melaye if he reported the incident to the governor who is the Chief Security Officer of the state. If you didn’t tell him anything, he too will have nothing to say.
“The reports of the security agencies will surely untie the riddles surrounding the allegations. Security should never be politicised in our state.
“We are waiting for the report of the investigation after which we will be properly guided to make informed comments.”
ZENITHBLOG.com recalls that reports which claimed that Senator Dino Melaye escaped an assassination attempt on his life emerged early on Saturday, April 15.
According to the report, Senator Melaye was attacked in his residence at Ayetoro-Gbede, Ijumu local government area of Kogi state.
After the rain of bullet that lasted over one hour, two of the vehicles parked within the premises were damaged, while part of the building was also destroyed.
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