The ongoing Kogi State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja faces a setback as three critical witnesses from the Action Alliance have reportedly disappeared.
The party alleged that thugs, suspected to be loyal to the All Progressive Congress (APC), were behind the abduction.
Musa Olumayowa Yakubu, Media Head of the Olayinka Braimoh Campaign Organization, raised the alarm on Tuesday, revealing that the abduction occurred on Monday, February 26, 2024, at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja.
His words: “On Monday, 26th February 2024, three witnesses associated with Olayinka Braimoh, the Action Alliance Governorship Candidate of Kogi State, were abducted.
“The fracas occurred at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, where the Kogi State Governorship Tribunal is being held.
“The three abducted witnesses have been identified as Idris Khadijat, Safiyat Muhammed, and Abdulmalik Muhammed.
“Available information indicates that the abductees are currently being molested, with their family members similarly threatened, for daring to testify against Kogi State governor, Ododo Ahmed. As of the time of filing this report, the whereabouts of other witnesses are still unknown.
“Also, the vehicles that conveyed the witnesses to the court proceedings were vandalized by the same thugs.”
Musa said they believed that the attack was carried out due to the strength of the AA candidate’s petition.
He claimed that the evidence presented was strong enough for the court to unseat Ododo Ahmed, the state governor.
