Former
governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel who narrowly escaped an alleged
assasination attempt on his life at his Abuja residence on Thursday, has
released a statement on the reported attempt on his life and he fingered the
Senator representing Ogun East at the National Assembly as the brain behind the
plot. Kashamu has since denied this.
Read the
statement below..
The
Inspector General of Police,
Police
Headquarters,
Louis Edet
House,
Abuja.
Attention of
IBRAHIM IDRIS
Dear sir,
Re:
Assassination Attempt on my Person; Main Suspect, Senator Buruji Kashamu
THE
INCIDENT:
Date:
Thursday 24th Aug 2017
Time;
9.13pm, Eye witness account
Location: My
residence in Maitama, Abuja.
5 hefty men,
2 of them in Military fatigue, 3 others in Black clothes approached the gate
honking that the gate be opened. The gateman peeped through the pedestrian gate
asking for their identity and mission, they refused to wind down. Gateman then
opened the Pedestrian gate to further inquire innocently. They asked for his
boss “OGD” (that was the acronym from my full name, Otunba Gbenga Daniel) and
he told them I was not at home. The 5 men instantly alighted from the car and
pushed the gateman forcefully into the compound and started beating him saying
he was lying and that they had information that I was at home. They thereafter
asked him how many Policemen were in the house and he told them five (5) men.
They further asked him to show them where the Policemen were. He led them into
the Boys Quarters and they found one of the Policemen lying down and they asked
for his service gun. He told them it is not with him, they then pushed him into
the toilet and locked him there. They returned to the Gatekeeper and told him
to start showing them round the house where the other Policemen were, while
insisting that they have accurate information that “OGD” is in Abuja, and at
home. They spotted one of the workers at home and they nearly killed him
believing he could be one of the Policemen.
Meanwhile
the Police that was locked in the toilet luckily had his gun kept in that
toilet. He took his gun, went through the ceiling and landed in another main
toilet that was not locked and started firing his gun. That was when they took
to their heels and escaped. They were said to be carrying pistols or shotguns
while one of them who carried a bigger gun stood watch at the gate as the
operation lasted. Nothing was removed from the house. They reportedly came in a
black Camry and the 6th person was said to be the Driver who stayed put in the
car on standby.
THE MAIN
SUSPECT
It is public
knowledge that there is no love lost between Senator Kashamu and I.
In the last
8 years that we disagreed politically he has not stopped maligning my character
in every way possible. On one occasion, he confessed publicly and wrote in
National newspapers (copy attached) saying that he spent over three billion
naira (N3b) to destabilize and destroy my administration, using his own words.
On another
occasion he gathered some fake documents and sought for people who can lie on
oath that I killed students and sucked their blood; with all manner of fictions
on sundry issues and got these published
in various online news medium that I stole campaign funds!!!
All these I
took in my strides as part of the price for participating in government and
politics, including the spurious EFCC charges promoted by the current
government in Ogun State.
On several
other occasions he has boasted in the company of his friends that he will not
rest until he sees my end.
This renewed
offensive was as a result of the recent Supreme court ruling placing his own
faction at a disadvantage and ending the reign of his control over the State
Executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state, which were
all secured through various controversial court orders without any democratic
process whatsoever.
It is
Kashamu’s belief that I was the brain behind his loss of power and relevance in
Ogun State PDP (the main source of milking innocent political aspirants), and
he felt I must be brought down by all means.
This much he
stated in an online publication on 24/08/17 (copy attached).
It is true
that I have been in Abuja two days ago to solidarize with the new State
Caretaker committee for the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State sworn in on
Wednesday 23/08/17, a day before the incident. It is also true that I slept in
my house in Abuja on Wednesday 23/08/17, But Senator Kasamu’s informant did not
know I left Abuja on Thursday 24/08/17 afternoon (the day of the incident),
with Senator Ahmed Makarfi and others to Ibadan on a peace mission to the Oyo
State PDP from where I travelled to Ekiti. It was en route to Ekiti last night
that this sad incidence was reported to me. The matter have since been reported
to the Police authorities.
MY PRAYER;
The reason
of this petition is
* to alert
the Police authorities about the evil intention of Senator Buruji Kashamu
towards my person and request for additional Security protection.
* to inform
the Nigeria Police and security agencies on the need and to appreciate that
Buruji Kashamu should be put under security watch list and strict surveillance.
*to inform
the state, my family and friends that I have not done any deal with any person
that remains unfulfilled in my life, and also that I have not been able to condescend to some of
the dastardly acts and ways of Buruji Kashamu as a matter of principle and in
case anything untowards happen to me, the prime suspect is Buruji Kashamu.
This is my
first and only petition against anyone in my entire life and I don’t intend to
go into any gutter swipes or despicable war of words with anyone. I can only
hope that one is not provoked to review this position.
With best
Regards
Otunba Engr
Gbenga Daniel, FNSE FNAEng
Governor
Ogun State 2003-2011.
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