- Former Governor of Kogi state, Clarence Olafemi, cried out over attempts to assassinate him
- Olafemi said people have been after his life since he wrote a letter to President Buhari
- He said the last attempt on his life was made by a woman who is now in police net
Former governor of Kogi state and All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain cried out on Wednesday April 13, over what he referred to as continuous attempt to end his life by unknown people.
Olafemi alleged that some people have contracted assassins to attack him and put an end to his life and he believed his life is now in grave danger.
NAIJ.com learnt that Olafemi said the attempts on his life started after he wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Yahaya Bello earlier this year.
Olafemi said the last attempt on his life was made on Tuesday, April 12 around midnight when a woman believed to be a contracted assassin was spotted around his house, Vanguard reports.
Olafemi said the attempt on his life started after he wrote an open letter alleging marginalisation in Kogi state.
READ ALSO: Buhari's absence at FEC meeting raises eyebrows
NAIJ.com recalls that last month, Olafemi wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari alleging marginalization of Okun people of Kogi West Senatorial district in a recent appointment made by the federal government from the state.
Olafemi in his letter said the appointments as favouring only one section of the state to the detriment of others, especially the Okun people.
In the letter he said: “Within one week, four federal appointments were made by the federal government and the entire appointments were in one senatorial area of the state - the Eastern Senatorial Area where we already have two major state appointments -the Deputy Governor and the powerful ‘Chief of Staff’.
“Our Central Senatorial area has the two ambassadorial slots for Kogi state in addition to producing the governor with nothing at all for the west senatorial area and by extension the third largest tribe - the Okuns.”
The spokesperson of Kogi state police command, William Ayah, while speaking to the press on Wednesday, confirmed that the attempt on Olafemi's life is true and that the suspect is in the custody of Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
READ ALSO: How FG can stop losing corruption cases - Femi Falana
Meanwhile, in another news, Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello's convoy was attacked on the evening of Wednesday, April 12, while he was returning from Ibaji, the hometown of the deputy governor.
Bello was attacked in Idah town by angry youths who demanded he pay the outstanding allowances he is owing workers in the state.
He however escaped unscathed as his security officials took to sporadic shooting of air to scare the angry protesters away.
