Supporters of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello were gripped by fear as he fell off a moving vehicle, sustaining serious injuries.
According to an eyewitness, Governor Bello returned from Abuja in a convoy on Thursday when he accidentally fell off the moving vehicle along the old market, Lokoja.
In his narration, the witness revealed that Bello, in his particular way of spraying money on the road, got to the market and brought out bundles of naira notes to spray to the people, when he missed his step while descending from his newly acquired BMW, falling off the vehicle without the driver knowing.
It was learnt that the persistent shouts of passers-by drew the attention of his driver, who immediately applied the brake, but it was too late as Bello was thoroughly wounded before help could get to him.
He was said to have sustained serious injuries on his left foot, and arms and had to be rushed to a private hospital in Abuja where he is now receiving treatment.
In the intervening period of time, the Director General Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, in a press statement issued on Tuesday, confirmed the incident.
Fanwo said Governor Bello only sustained injuries to his left foot while alighting from a vehicle, and was not incapacitated as rumored.
The statement reads: “We wish to refute rumors that the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, is either hospitalized or otherwise incapacitated.
“The Governor missed his footing while alighting from a vehicle and injured his left foot.
“He was treated by his doctors, who bandaged the leg and discharged him,” the spokesman said.
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