By Chuwang Dungs
Armed men suspected to be bandits on Thursday morning attacked a vehicle conveying Jummai Kefas, the mother of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas.
Mrs Kefas was in the vehicle with her daughter, Atsi, who sustained a gunshot wound in the incident.
The incident happened along Kente Road in Wukari area of the state.
Dauda Agbu, Chairperson of Wukari LGA, confirmed the incident on Friday. He said no life was lost in the incident, which he described as “deeply troubling”.
Agbu Atsi sustained a gunshot wound and “was initially treated at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Wukari, where her condition was stabilised before being airlifted to Abuja for further medical attention”.
He urged residents to remain calm, noting that security agencies had intensified efforts to apprehend the attackers.
The Police also confirmed the incident in Jalingo on Friday, and informed that the incident is being investigated. While the state government had made no official statement at the time of filing this report.
Wukari is the hometown of Governor Kefas.
Pictured above: Agbu Kefas
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