Facts emerged yesterday from the Kogi State Police Command that three young men armed with cutlasses vandalised the front glass windows of the family house of Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State on Tuesday.
An official statement on the incident made public by the police command revealed that the three invaders ran away when a family member of the Senator who was inside the building raised the alarm.
A statement signed by the Command’s spokesman, SP William Aya, said immediate investigation commenced when it (Command) received a distress call on the incident same Tuesday.
The statement by the command reads: “The Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Police Command has commenced investigation into the alleged attack on the family House of Senator Natasha in Obeiba-Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State.
“This is following a report that the house was attacked by some unknown hoodlums.
“Consequent upon the distress call received from one Yakubu Ovanja, aide to Senator Natasha, on 16/04/2025 at about 0330hrs, made to the Divisional Police Officer attached to Okehi Division, stating that on the same date at about 0100hrs some hoodlums numbering about three (3) armed with cutlasses invaded the family house of the said Senator and damaged some front window glasses.
“Immediately the information was received by the DPO, he mobilised his men in for on-the-spot assessment where he met a young man name Michael Akpoti in the house, who narrated how the hoodlums used cutlasses to damage the said building while trying to gain access into the house before he raised the alarm, which made the hoodlums to flee.
“In view of the above, the Commissioner of Police has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Criminal Investigation Department to commence immediate and discrete investigation into the alleged attack to ascertain its cause with a view to apprehending the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.”
The Senator representing Kogi Central District had earlier raised the alarm that gunmen attacked her family house on Tuesday.
She added that neighbours and vigilante people around repelled the attack.
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