Bandits have attacked Jummai Kefas, mother of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, while been conveying in a vehicle on Thursday along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area of the state.
Penpushing reports that, Chairman of Wukari local government Dauda Agbu, confirmed the incident on Friday, adding that daughter of the woman, Atsi said to be accompanying her sustained a gunshot wound in the incident.
The Chairman, however, said no life was lost in the incident he described as deeply troubling, explaining the injured daughter was initially treated at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Wukari, where her condition was stabilised before being airlifted to Abuja for further medical attention.
Penpushing further reports that the local government boss urged residents to remain calm, noting that security agencies had intensified efforts to apprehend the attackers, while the Taraba State Police Command equally confirmed the incident
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Taraba, Usman Abdullahi, said the command received information from the Wukari division of an armed robbery attack in the area., stating that the signal did not ascertain that the victims were family members of the Governor.
“Yes, we received a report of a robbery attack on Wukari -Kente road in the early hours of yesterday, but I can’t confirm whether the governor’s mother and sister were among the victims. The incident is being investigated, and hopefully, the perpetrators of the act will be brought to book,” he said.
Penpushing also reports that as at the time of filing this report, Taraba State Government was yet to issue any official statement on the worrisome development, however, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Timothy Kataps, described the report of an attack on the governor’s mother and sister as fake news on some social media platforms.
Meanwhile, a family source from Wukari the hometown of Governor Kefas, who preferred anonymity confirmed the incident, disclosing that Kefas was receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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