– David Mark, Nigeria’s two-term
Senate
president was fortunate not to have been hit
by bullets
– The former Senate president who recently
won the re-run election into the upper
chambers, about a week ago, donated relief
materials worth millions of naira to the
Internally Displaced Persons
– The Benue state born senator visited Agatu
local government area of the state on Friday,
March 11 when the unfortunate incident
occurred
David Mark, a four-term senator, who just
got victory at the re-run election, into the
upper legislative arm, may not celebrate his
victory for long. This was because, his
convoy was attacked during his visit to
Agatu local government area of Benue state
on Friday, March 11.
Senator David Mark, from Benue state
The Benue state born senator, who was on a
fact finding mission to the local government,
in order to ascertain the wanton destruction
caused by Fulani herdsmen in Agatu, was
welcomed with rains of bullets, which he was
fortunate did not hit him.
Senator Mark was not alone, as he had the
likes of Comrade Abba Moro, Nigeria’s former
interior minister, Honourable Ezekiel Adaji, a
member of the House of Representatives,
from Ohimini/Otukpo federal constituency,
security personnels, journalists, as well as
faithful party supporters in his entourage.
The attack which occurred at Akwu
community of Agatu LGA, was swiftly repelled
by security agents there, as nobody
sustained injury or died.
Subsequently, the Fulani cattle rearers were
seen moving in another direction, while the
commotion lasted. The entourage also
headed in another direction when the dust
was settled by the security outfits.
However, the former Senate president visited
the communities totally destroyed by the
Fulani crisis like: Aila, Akwu, Okokolo,
Adagbo, Akwu, Ogboju and Odugbeho.
Afterwards, Senator Mark gave words of
assurance, that normalcy will return to the
communities.
One of the angry youths leaders, who was
present during the senator’s visit, urged the
former Senate president to tell President
Muhammadu Buhari to remove the soldiers,
as he said, “we are competent now to defend
ourselves.”
The youths further blamed the Benue state
governor, Chief Samuel Ortom and the
Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase of
not visiting the destroyed communities.
Title : HOW FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT DAVID MARK ESCAPED RAINS OF BULLET
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