Barely one week after the death of Speaker of
Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Tsokwa, under controversial
circumstances, his deputy, Hon. Adamu Tanko Maikarfi, has also escaped
an attempt to assassinate him.
A report by Sahara Reporters Sunday said gunmen had trailed Maikarfi to a certain location in Jalingo with the aim of killing him.
Maikarfi, who confirmed the story to in a telephone interview, said: "It is true that they came wanting to kill me in my brother's home. They got tips that I was there; when they came, they did not meet me; after they searched all the rooms holding everyone at gunpoint. God saved me and I thank God they did not also kill anyone in the house. Only the wife (of my brother) was traumatised as they took her around the house searching for me."
He added that the security agencies in the state were aware of the development, and that he would continue to stand by the truth and would not bow to any pressure to comprise his office.
A report by Sahara Reporters Sunday said gunmen had trailed Maikarfi to a certain location in Jalingo with the aim of killing him.
Maikarfi, who confirmed the story to in a telephone interview, said: "It is true that they came wanting to kill me in my brother's home. They got tips that I was there; when they came, they did not meet me; after they searched all the rooms holding everyone at gunpoint. God saved me and I thank God they did not also kill anyone in the house. Only the wife (of my brother) was traumatised as they took her around the house searching for me."
He added that the security agencies in the state were aware of the development, and that he would continue to stand by the truth and would not bow to any pressure to comprise his office.
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