He stressed that Governor Ahmed Ododo’s efforts to tackle insecurity had yielded positive results, with the arrest of many criminal elements across the state.
Mr Oyedeji also disclosed that the truck driver fled the scene, likely out of fear of being arrested.
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has inaugurated a 94-bed Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Egbe, Kogi State
A student who spoke under anonymity said he and some colleagues ran to the bush and hid there for “more than an hour.”
Mr Johnson-Akubo regretted that the corruption of top government functionaries had always come into play during such exercises.
“I asked myself, the police, the DSS and all the security agencies, are they not aware of the number of guns circulating in Kogi? Will they claim ignorance?
“Unfortunately, one of the victims had a miscarriage in the course of the rescue.”
“We are aware of some disgruntled politicians celebrating the sad incident that happened today in Okene, where some innocent people lost their lives.”
Several persons were killed, and over 20 houses were razed in June in a similar clash between the two tribes.
The security adviser added that if other governors could provide quality leadership as provided by Mr Bello to make local hunters and vigilantes part of their security policy, the country would be a
