Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has reacted to the arrest
of the administrator of Ijumu local government area, Hon. Taofiq Isah in the
alleged assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye.
A statement by his Media Director, Kingsley Fanwo, said “We
have seen the reports in the media of the parading in Abuja of suspects in the
alleged assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye by the Nigerian Police
Force.
“One of the paraded suspects, Alhaji Taofiq Isah, is the
serving Administrator of Ijumu Local Government of Kogi State.
“The Kogi State Government has been aware of the arrest and
detention of the Ijumu Local Government Administrator and others in connection
with the case for about six days now.
“However, we are taken aback by the accompanying statement
of the Police during the parade which appear to indicate that there is now
evidence to show that there was a real assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye, and that Alhaji Isah is somehow complicit in it.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Kogi State Government under
Governor Yahaya Bello has bound itself to zero tolerance for corruption,
violent politics and all forms of criminality”.
The statement said the the State government has spent a huge
chunk of its resources and nearly all its time since assuming office fighting
crimes and criminals to a standstill.
“The public can therefore rest in the assurance that there
will be no hiding place within the Administration, or in Kogi State for that
matter, for anyone who, for any reason whatsoever, resorts to the old and
discredited ways of crime and violence in politics which we inherited and have
since dismantled.
“We shall wait for next actions by the Police in this matter
and will be watching to make sure the Police adheres strictly to the rule of
law at all stages.
“We shall ensure that the embattled Administrator is
afforded every facility to prove his innocence of these serious allegations and
return home to his family and his duties”.
By Wale Odunsi
