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Lawmaker escapes death after gunmen attack in Plateau

Musa Agah Avia, the newly elected member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives escaped an ambush by gunmen on Tuesday night.

According to a statement signed by the National Secretary of Irigwe Development Association, Danjuma Dickson Auta, the lawmaker alongside his wife and children as well as his personal assistant and driver were ambushed along twin hill in Miango chiefdom of Bassa local government area of Plateau State.

Although they all escaped unhurt, however the car was battered with gunshot bullets as the driver bravely manoeuvred the vehicle amidst the sporadic shooting by the attackers.

The statement further explained that two others who were on a motorcycle and ahead of the lawmaker’s vehicle ran into the ambush and were killed by the attackers.

Meanwhile, security agencies are yet to react to the incident which occurred near the spot where some people were killed recently during a festival ceremony in the chiefdom.

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