Governor Yahaya Bello of the Kogi state was stoned on August 26, Friday, shortly after the Jumat prayer in Lokoja, the state capital, Premium Times reports.
Governor Bello during the meeting with President Buhari.
While the details of the incident are still sketchy, some witnesses said it happened at the Lokoja Central Mosque in the old market area of the capital.
Governor Bello during the meeting with President Buhari.
While the details of the incident are still sketchy, some witnesses said it happened at the Lokoja Central Mosque in the old market area of the capital.
One of the Premium Times sources said that the discontented people also carried few placards while chanting anti-government slogans. Mr. Bello was reportedly pelted with rotten fruit and vegetables.
The source said: “The situation in this state is even worse than what the residents are doing. The situation is pathetic.” One of the government’s officials in the state noted that it was the second time in two weeks Governor Bello would be so attacked as grievances mount about the depreciating living conditions in the state.
The source said: “The situation in this state is even worse than what the residents are doing. The situation is pathetic.” One of the government’s officials in the state noted that it was the second time in two weeks Governor Bello would be so attacked as grievances mount about the depreciating living conditions in the state.
“He recently attended an event in Ankpa, and residents there defied heavy security to stone him. We don’tunderstand what’s going on,” he said. The police later dispersed the crowd with teargas.
Governor Bello was just yesterday, August 25, spotted with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Statehouse instead of attending the 4th Progressive Governance Lecture Series in Kaduna state.
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