Hoodlums Attack Benue Lawmaker During Constituency Engagement

  • Hoodlums Attack Benue Lawmaker During Constituency Engagement.

  • Security personnel swiftly intervene to ensure Agbese’s safety and apprehend some of the attackers.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that a lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency and serving as the deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Chief Philip Agbese, was reportedly attacked by hoodlums.
The incident occurred during Agbese’s constituency engagement in Igumale, the headquarters of Ado Local Government area in Benue State, on Thursday.

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According to an eyewitness who spoke to The Nation, Agbese was participating in Easter festivities with his constituents when a group of youths armed with dangerous weapons, including clubs and knives, stormed the venue and disrupted the proceedings.

Fortunately, Agbese managed to escape unharmed as he was swiftly whisked away by security personnel.

Hoodlums Attack Benue Lawmaker
Hoodlums Attack Benue Lawmaker

Security operatives reportedly acted swiftly upon learning of the situation and eventually apprehended some of the hoodlums involved in the incident.

Agbese could not be reached when the report was filed, but many prominent sons of Ado Local Government condemned the action of the hoodlums believed to have been sponsored.

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Reports said an investigation is still being conducted to get to the root of the matter.

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