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Former minister of the FCT, during the rule of the late Gen Sani Abacha, Lt Col J.T Useni (rtd), escaped death by the whiskers when unknown gunmen invaded his Langtang North residence, shooting no fewer than 48 bullets into the walls and woodwork of the building.
OLOFOFOUNITED gathered that the gunmen, suspected to be assassins, stormed Useni’s compound in the early hours of yesterday and started shooting sporadically, trying to force their way into the residence.
An eye-witness in the area who spoke to our reporter said that they were awakened by the sounds of gunshots that lasted for close to fifteen minutes, with some of the youths in the local government alleging that the attack was carried out by men of the Special Task Force, STF.
They called on the federal government to withdraw the men of the STF within the township, because, according to them, they are putting innocent lives in danger.
The public relations officer of the Plateau State Police Command, Abu Emmanuel, who spoke to our reporter, conceded that gunmen stormed the residence of the Usenis in the early hours of yesterday and began shooting sporadically.
“When we were notified, men of the police force were deployed swiftly to the residence and the attackers were repelled, but there were no casualties recorded,” Emmanuel said.
Emmanuel also assured that though there were no current arrests, the police is working to ensure that perpetrators of the act are brought to book.
When contacted, the former minister confirmed the incidence, but said he was not at home.
“I was not at home, but I got a call from my people in Langtang telling me [that] there
was an attack on my Langtang North residence,” he said.
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