Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello has promised to pay compensation to the families of those killed during November 16th 2019 Gubernatorial elections in Kogi State.
The information was disclosed by the Director General, Media, Publicity and Strategy to Governor Bello, Kingsley Fanwo, yesterday in Lokoja during exco meeting.
Fanwo said, “The State Executive Council has condemned in strong terms, the pockets of violence which greeted the last governorship election in the state”, adding that “loss of lives in the struggle for power is mindless and unacceptable.”
“The council also commended security agencies for their efforts at bringing purveyors and promoters of such violence to book with a view to sending a strong signal to hoodlums that the Kogi State Government will not accept any threat to the lives of the people of the state.
“Of particular reference was the woman who was burnt in Ochadamu and the man who was stabbed to death. We also got reports of direct attacks on some politically-exposed persons with the intent of terminating their lives.
“As a government, we will give security agencies every support to track down and prosecute those who hid under politics to perpetrate crime.
“But beyond that, we will compensate families that lost loved ones and properties. We know nothing could pay for the life of a human; but as a government, our hearts are with those bereaved familie”.
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