The governor said the incident was a misunderstanding between security agents.
Contrary to the claim by his commissioner for information, the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Sunday said no attempt was made to assassinate him.on Sunday that Mr Bello's convoy was attacked on his way to Abuja from Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. He claimed the attack was an assassination attempt on the governor.
However, Mr Bello told journalists in Abuja that the incident was a minor disagreement between his security details and a sister security agency and no attempt was made on his life. "Thereafter I began to hear on social media about assassination attempt. I want to state categorically very clear, dear Nigerians, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, that there was no assassination attempt on me, Yahaya Bello, the executive governor of Kogi State by the military or by anybody," the governor said.
Mr Bello noted that it is"natural" to have such misunderstanding between operatives of sister security agencies. He, however, called on the authorities to investigate the fracas.