By Sunday John
Former Minister Labaran Maku has decried the spate of kidnapping, banditry and other forms of insecurity in all parts of Nasarwa after gunmen forcefully invaded his residence at Akpata community in Akun, Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of State and injured four security operatives on Saturday evening.
The yet to be identified gunmen forced their way into the residence of the former Minister about 7:50 p.m., according to one of the security personnel.
“The criminals forced their way into the residence and started shooting sporadically, injuring four of us in the process.
“They were many and kept communicating in Hausa langauge while banging the main gate to the house.
“When I refused to open the gate for them because I did not know who they were, they started shooting and jumped the fence into the compound,” he said.
Reacting to the incident, Maku, who was also a former deputy governor of the state, said the Nasarawa was under siege as he noted that the Saturday’s event was the third time his residence and relatives were attacked by criminals.
“You will remember that about a month ago, these criminal elements invaded my father’s compound at the village and kidnapped three of my family members.
“About two years ago, they killed two of my elder brother’s children at his residence in Gudi community of Akwanga Local Government Area.
“What happened today shows clearly that our state is under siege,” Maku said.
Meanwhile, Gov. Abdullahi Sule has condemned the attack and directed the security agencies to arrest the perpetrators.
The governor’s directive was contained in a statement by Mr. Peter Ahemba, his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs.
The statement quoted the governor as saying that government had adopted modalities toward tackling all forms of insecurity in the state. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng).
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