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  • News - North Central - Nasarawa
  • Updated: September 26, 2022

Former Nasarawa Commissioner Narrates Near-Death Experience With Gunmen

Former Nasarawa Commissioner Narrates Near-Death Experience

Musa Ibrahim Abubakar

The immediate past Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Nasarawa State, Musa Ibrahim-Abubakar has narrated his near-death experience from an attack by unknown gunmen.

Ibrahim-Abubakar reportedly escaped being assassinated in Rukubi Town, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The Commissioner recently decamped his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) after he lost in the just concluded APC assembly primary election held in the state and joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as a candidate for Doma South at the House of Assembly.

Narrating his ordeal while on a hospital bed, he said, “I am in pains, but I want to disclose to the world that on the 21st of this month, I went to Rukubi Town and donated relief materials, including cash and other items to victims of flood disaster in my Local Government, Doma.

"After the donation, I was going back from the town to Doma when about nine gunmen opened fire on me from different directions; the bullets hit me on the front which was blocked by my GSM handset, but other bullets hit my elbow and back.

"46 bullet shots hit and penetrated my car. The incident occurred at 5:30 pm close to Igbabo village, about 20 kilometres from Doma Local Government Headquarters. I believe that my attackers are high-profile politicians outside my party.”

"While the assailants were shooting at me, I sped off in the car while lowering my head, the car automatically stopped when it was close to Igbabo village." Stating he then alighted and ran towards people, calling for help.

He, however, maintained that some good Samaritans came to his assistance and took him on a motorcycle and rode for 20 kilometres to Doma, from where he was driven for another 20 kilometres to Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, ( DASH) in Lafia, the state capital.

The immediate past commissioner added that he was thankful for the help rendered to him by the people who used pieces of clothes to tie his injuries to avoid loss of blood.

He explained that he spent three days at the Intensive Care Unit of DASH, but had to relocate to an undisclosed location, even as doctors detected another bullet in his ribs and would have to undergo another surgery.

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