The Emir of Askiria, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammadu, narrated how he managed to escape from being abducted by Boko Haram earlier today.
The emir, who is a member of the ongoing national conference, said this in a text message to the Deputy Chairman of the conference, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi on Friday, 30 May, 2014.
Earlier today, it was reported that gunmen, suspected to be members of the Islamist militants group,made attempt to abduct dignitaries going for the funeral of the late Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar as there convoy was ambushed.
According to Muhammadu, who was one of the emirs, he made a narrow escape as the hoodlums descended on him and other emirs.
While disclosing the news in Abuja today, the Assistant Secretary in charge of media and publicity of the National Conference, Mr. Akpandem James. said the conference was happy that the emir was able to escape.
“In response to a text message sent to the Deputy Chairman of the National Conference, Professor Akinyemi, the Emir who was taking a deep breathe after the miraculous escape, said, ‘My deputy Chairman, I’m most grateful, it was a narrow escape’.
“Akinyemi in a solidarity message to the Emir said, ‘Your Royal Majesty, on behalf of the National Conference, please accept our heartfelt relief at the failure of the attack on your convoy.
We thank Allah for your safety.” James added that the deputy chairman also expressed the happiness of all the delegates over the escape of the Emir and whole heartedly condemned what he described as “cowardly and dastardly attack.”
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