Police Speak On Burning Alive Of Kogi PDP Woman Leader

Amidst rising indignation over the burning alive of Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP woman leader, Mrs. Salome Abuh the police in Kogi State have said that the incident was a retaliatory act.

With civil society activists flaying the police for allegedly collaborating with thugs to allow rigging the police in a statement said an activist of the All Progressives Congress, APC was earlier murdered provoking the retaliation that led to the death of the PDP activist.

That argument is, however, yet to find traction as outrage over the manner of the death of Mrs. Abuh.

The police in a statement responding said:

“On 18/11/2019 at about 1630hrs, one Musa Etu of Ochadamu, Ofu LGA reported at the Station that, at about 1030 of same date, there was a misunderstanding between one Awolu Zekeri aged 35years member of APC and one Gowon Simeon a member of PDP both of Ochadamu.

“In the process Gowon Simeon stabbed Awolu Zekeri with a knife on his Lap, he died on his way to the Hospital. As a result, angry Youths in the area mobilized to the house of one Simeon Abuh of same address who is an uncle to the suspect, set it a blazed, thereby burnt one Salome Abuh aged 60 years.

“Three other houses were equally burnt. The corpse has been moved to the University Teaching Hospital Mortuary Anyigba for Autopsy.”

“Meanwhile, the Police Mobile Force and Police Special Forces have been drafted to the area to prevent any breakdown of law and order.”

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