Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has broken her silence on the gunmen attack on her family residence in Obeiba Community in Okehi Local Government Area of the state.

Commenting on the incident for the first time, Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan said yesterday evening, Thursday, April 17: ?The gunmen assumed she was in town and so attacked my family house that Tuesday night.?

?During the attack, security operatives and community members responded promptly and chased them off.

?No one was hurt. A report on the incident was quickly made at the police area command of the LGA,? she said.

A statement from Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan?s Media team described the attack as a calculated attack to silence her.

?We urge the Inspector-General of Police to immediately reinstate her security details for safety considering this heinous attack.

?We condemn the brazen attack on Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan?s family house in Obeiba-Ihima, Kogi on Tuesday, April 15.

?We call on the public to remain calm. Her dedication to speak the truth and represent her constituents should not be met with violence and intimidation,? the statement read.

She spoke as the Kogi Police Command confirmed the attack. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Miller Dantawaye, who confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday, said that the incident occurred on Tuesday night.

?The command has been fully briefed on the unfortunate and criminal incident by the Okehi LGA Divisional Police Officer. So far, no arrest has been made.

?Investigation into the incident has begun and we shall get to the root of it. We will deal with those criminal elements that carried out the attack,? the CP said.

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