Some irate youth yesterday pelted the Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello with stones, sachet water at the Lokoja Central Mosque where he was attending a special session to mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of the state.
It was learnt that the governor, who had arrived the mosque behind schedule, was greeted with jeers and boos by some irate youths, at the entrance of the mosque.
“The governor was booed and missiles were thrown in his direction as he alighted from his car,” the source said.
Following the incident, our sources said the prayer session was hurriedly suspended on the advice of security personnel around.
When contacted for confirmation, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and strategy, Abdumalik Abdukarim, said the report was not true.
“I was at the mosque with the governor and I did not witness any incident like that,” he said.
Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, proved abortive as he did not answer calls made to his mobile telephone, Punch Newspaper says
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