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How I scaled fence to escape attack by hoodlums – Kogi monarch

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How I scaled fence to escape attack by hoodlums - Kogi monarch

Kogi monarch, the Etsu Lokoja, HRH Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV on Monday gave a graphic description of how he jumped the fence to save his life when some suspected hoodlums stormed his palace and burnt his vehicle and property within the premises.

The palace which was located on plot 306, New Layout, Lokoja, was attacked by hoodlums at about 1:00am on Saturday, while the monarch narrowly escaped by scaling the fence.

It was learnt that the Nupe natives of Lokoja Development Union were making preparation to host the second edition of their end-of-the-year event, tagged: “Lokoja ‘24 Nupe Cultural Fiesta”, on Saturday, before the incident happened.

The event was however cancelled on account of the unfortunate attack around 1:00 am, when many Nupe natives from neighbouring states had started arriving on the eve of the event.

The monarch narrated his experience to journalists who visited the scene on Monday, the Etsu Lokoja, said: “It was around 1 am at night that I heard a big bang on my door and I woke up to check through the window, wondering what could have happened.

“Then, I suddenly saw wildfire coming out of my car as it had been set ablaze by attackers.

“I knew it was an attack on the palace, and could not come out because of fear of being attacked. So, I managed to come out through the back door and scaled the fence to save my life.

“Thereafter, I came out to the road and realised that all my neighbours in the community were on the ground trying hard to quench the fire. Unfortunately, the car was burnt as well as other property inside it.”

He said that members of the planning committee for the event had a meeting till around 11:30 pm on Friday before departing to their various homes, lamenting that it was unfortunate that the cultural fiesta was aborted due to the ugly incident.

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Dauda-Shelika sent an appeal to the government and security agencies to probe the cause of the attack and bring perpetrators and their sponsors to justice.

He, however, appealed for calm , urging the Nupe natives in Lokoja to eschew any form of reprisal and continue to remain peaceful, law-abiding and allow government and security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation on the attack.

“We are appealing to His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, and security agencies to please use their good offices to investigate this unfortunate incident, and bring to justice whoever is concerned whether directly or indirectly.

“We also want government to kindly visit our issues by recognizing and grading the stool of Etsu Lokoja which had been in existence before colonisation.

“By officially recognising and grading Etsu Lokoja stool, we know everything will be laid to rest because that is the power of the government.”

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