Tension as Gunmen kill APC youth leader in Kogi State
Crises between two rival group in Anyigba town, Dekina Local government area of Kogi state on Sunday led to killing of one Ismaila Yakubu Agba, a youth leader of All progressive party (APC) during a gun duel that lasted for several hours.
Although, till the time of filing this report the remote causes of the exchange of gun fire was not ascertained, it was gathered that the unidentified gun men started shooting around 10am, bringing the town’s activities to a halt.
According to a source, the late APC youth leader, Agba, who is the head of the east district cashew produce of the revenue drive department of Kogi state government and chairman of Anyigba -Lagos loading point in the town met his death during exchange of gun fire at Agwudoko areas of the town.
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The source stated that the militant group, suspected to be from rival leading political parties in the town stormed the enclave of the other party which turned out to be a free for all fight, leading to many receiving bullet wounds of various degree.
It was gathered that the crises may not be unconnected with the November 2 election where both side are said to be doing rehearsal in the battle for supremacy.
One of the residents of the area said, “We were indoors for hours to avoid incident of stray bullets. Though the police command moved in, when they got winds of the incident. At a point, we don’t even know who was incharge, as the guns continue to boom unabated”, a resident said.
However, the Kogi state Police Public Relation officer, (PPRO) Williams Aya confirmed the incident, saying that only one person(Ismaila Yakubu Agba) died, and one Alhassan Idoko received injury from the said attack.
Aya stated that it was not a political attack but a case of a culpable homicide perpetrated by unidentified gunmen which the command is already on their trail.
