Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, says a
state of emergency should be declared in Kogi
because the state is no longer safe.

Speaking on the floor of the senate on Tuesday,
Melaye said Kogi is in “a state of anarchy”.

The senator also said that the senate should audit the
arms and ammunition in Kogi police command,
particularly the armoury of the state’s government
house.

“Mr President I will seek the leave of this senate to
bring a proper motion to ask for the declaration of a
State of emergency in Kogi state,” he said.

“As I speak to you, Kogi state is no longer passable
since Yahaya Bello became the governor. Kidnap is
going on, on daily basis. Insecurity on the rise than
ever; there has been four jail breaks in Kotorn Karfe
prison.

“We can not continue like that, there is already a state
of anarchy. I want to say that the senate should
investigate the matter, not just an investigation but to
do the audit of all arms and ammunition in the Kogi
state police command, specifically the armoury in
government house.”

Melaye said the attack on him by gunmen in Lokoja on
Monday, was allegedly orchestrated by the governor.

“I rise this morning to inform the senate of the federal
republic of Nigeria of the satanic wicked, manifestation
of the governor of Kogi state and his cronies. Mr
President I went on a regular visit to my constituency
to brief my constituents about the government efforts
of my recall programme,” he said.

“SSS and police accompanied me to the gate of Kogi
polytechnic where I addressed a crowd. I just finished
addressing the crowd and I got off the rostrum and
opened my car to go in but I saw gunmen from the
other side firing sporadically.

“I ran into the bullet proof jeep and one particular killer
who is notorious and known in Kogi state as a
murderer, in fact he beheaded somebody in Okene, it is
for that reason, he was brought to SARS in Abuja, he
spent months in Abuja and was released few weeks
ago. This particular criminal was the one that came
and faced my car and opened fire on my car,
fortunately he was hitting a bullet car.

“Mr President, this is the second attack of an
assassination attempt on my life orchestrated by the
Kogi state government.”

The senator alleged he could identify some of the
governor’s aides in the midst of the gunmen.

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