The Kogi Police Command on Thursday confirmed that gunmen attacked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s (PDP-Kogi Central) family residence in the Obeiba Community in the Okehi Local Government Area.

The state commissioner of police, Miller Dantawaye, who confirmed this in an interview with journalists in Lokoja on Thursday, said the incident occurred on Tuesday night.

“The command has been fully briefed on the unfortunate and criminal incident by the Okehi LGA divisional police officer. So far, no arrest has been made.

“Investigation into the incident has begun, and we shall get to the root of it. We will deal with those criminal elements that carried out the attack, ” the CP said.

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, who spoke on the incident, said, ”The gunmen assumed she was in town and so attacked my family’s house that Tuesday night.”

“During the attack, security operatives and community members responded promptly and chased them off.

“No one was hurt. A report on the incident was quickly made at the police area command of the LGA,” she said.

A statement from Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan’s media team described the attack as calculated to silence the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.

“We urge the Inspector-General of Police to immediately reinstate her security details for safety, considering this heinous attack.

“We condemn the brazen attack on Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s family house in Obeiba-Ihima, Kogi, on Tuesday, April 15.

“We call on the public to remain calm. Her dedication to speak the truth and represent her constituents should not be met with violence and intimidation,” the statement read.

(NAN)