Three lawmakers attacked on Nasarawa highway

Three lawmakers in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly were said to have escaped death on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on their vehicles.

The lawmakers — Samuel Tsebe, David Maiyaki and Peter Akwe — were reportedly attacked on the Akwanga-Lafia road in the state.

Nasarawa police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, who confirmed the incident, said Tsebe reported the attack to the Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi.

Nansel said the lawmaker explained that he was attacked around 10am on Wednesday.

The police spokesman added that the commissioner of police had deployed officers of the anti-kidnapping unit to comb the area, and one suspect had been arrested.

Tsebe told journalists shortly after the attack that the three lawmakers “narrowly escaped assassination” during the attack.

Akwe was said to have been at the front in his car, followed by Maiyaki, while Tsebe was behind — also in his own car — when the incident occurred.

“When we are approaching Wowyen village along Akwanga-Lafia road, that is between the police mobile training college at Ende hills, and the village towards the bridge, I heard gunshots at the driver’s side of my car. I was the one driving. The bullets broke the glasses of my car,” he said.

“The (gun) shots were targeted at the driver and I was the one driving. This gave me suspicion that someone was monitoring my movement and knew that I was the one driving.

“It is more of assassination attempt. I have informed the police of the assassination attempt.”

Tsebe expressed gratitude to God for safety, and appealed to security agencies to fish out the criminals.