The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Mr. Haruna Tsokwa, escaped death on Wednesday when his convoy was attacked by gunmen along the Jos – Abuja road.
The incident was said to have occurred at about 4.50pm at Bade forest near Keffi in Nasarawa State.
Though the speaker was said to have escaped unhurt, some policemen in his convoy reportedly sustained varying degrees of gunshot wounds during a gun duel between the security operatives and the assailants.
The pilot car was also said to have been riddled with bullets.
The Chief Press Secretary to the speaker, Mr. Tanko Kaura, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday , said, “The speaker is in good condition.”
Kaura said his principal escaped unhurt.
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