By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Kogi State Pension Board, Commissioner, Hon. Solomon Akeweje was on Saturday evening killed by unknown gunmen while the Chairman of Yagba West Local council, Hon. Pius Kolawole was Kidnapped while on their way from Ilorin, Kwara state capital to Egbe.
However, the State Commissioner for Pension Board, Mr. Solomon Adebayo popularly called Akeweje who was in the same vehicle with the chairman was not lucky as he was shot dead by the abductors few kilometers into Egbe town while returning from Ilorin Kwara State
Daybreak gathered that Gunmen who were said to be Fulani used the abandoned military checkpoint between Kofi and Kwara after the military were recalled from the road.
The Gunmen also shot the driver of the vehicle conveying the duo, and was said to have fainted after receiving several cuts and only regained consciousness at Egbe Specialist Hospital.
The police attache to the chairman was said to have initialy drawn a gun battle with the Fulani gunmen, but when it was obvious, he couldn’t withstand their superior gun battle, and abandoned the chairman and the commissioner to their fates.
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP William Aya who confirmed the incident in Lokoja on Sunday said Kolawole was with late Akeweje in the same car when they were attacked by gunmen at Eruku.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Command said it has commenced search for the whereabout of the Yagba West Chairman.
He added that his remains had been deposited at ECWA hospital, Egbe while the whereabout of Kolawole remaimed unknown.
“The Commissioner Police of Police in the state, Mr Ede Ayuba, has deployed personnel to the area to search for and rescue the chairman from his abductors as the command is not resting on its oars to secure his release,” Aya assured.
It would be recalled that Kolawole had in a meeting with Miyetti Allah early last week issued a riot act to Fulani herdsmen against destroying farmlands as the farming season begins in earnest in the council area.
