Kogi State government has vowed to track down the masterminds of the explosion which affected a section of the Okehi local government secretariat complex yesterday.
It said the security agencies has been charged to unravel the persons or groups behind the attack.
The state government said preliminary findings had shown that no casualty was recorded as a result of the proactive measures anchored on the state’s iron-cast security architecture.
The state commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement issued yesterday, said the government was on top of the situation and had immediately put in place further measures to keep the people safe before, during and after the elections.
“This is our responsibility to all Kogites irrespective of their political affiliations. Those behind this would be fished out and severely dealt with to serve as a deterrent to others in their league,” the state government said.
Fanwo called on residents of the council and indeed the entire Kogi central senatorial district to remain calm, while urging parents to properly guide their wards against being used as political thugs in the forthcoming elections.
He said: “Government will be unsparingly decisive in dealing with issues of political thuggery before, during and after the elections,” he stressed.
“The Kogi State government condemns in the strongest of terms, the attack in Okehi local government area that affected a section of the Okehi local government secretariat complex. It is an act of cowardice that will continue to fail in the attempt by enemies of the people to compromise the peace and security we enjoy in Kogi State.
“We wish to call on residents of Okehi local government area and indeed the entire Kogi central senatorial district to remain calm as the government is on top of the situation and further measures have been immediately deployed to keep them safe before, during and after the elections. This is our responsibility to all Kogites irrespective of their political affiliations. Those behind this will be fished out and severely dealt with to serve as a deterrent to others in their league.”
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