The Speaker of Taraba State House of
Assembly, Hon. Haruna Tsokwa, escaped being killed by unknown gunmen on
September 18, 2013, Wednesday.
The assault occurred in a border
town called Bade, which is located between Kaduna and Nasarawa States.
According to a source of
SaharaReporters, the gunmen attacked in a commando style. They fired shots at
the convoy, but their attempts to cause severe damage were unsuccessful.
Two of the Speaker's guards, police
officers attached to the convoy, were wounded in a gunfight. The officers,
identified as Levi Kenneth and Daniel Innocent, both 35 years old, were almost
immediately taken to the hospital, after the attackers were overpowered. The
gunmen were able to escape.
It would be noted that Hon. Haruna
Tsokwa Tsokwa has been in the middle of the political controversy, concerning the return to
Taraba of ailing Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai. The Speaker led the
resistance against the efforts of Governor Suntai to resume his
office in his condition.
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