In bid to restore peace and security in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, Governor Ahmed Ododo has convened an emergency security meeting in Lokoja to address the indigenes of Isanlu and the Fulani settlers after the latter alleged that one of them was killed by indigenes of the community.
The Governor summoned the emergency security meeting to listen to both sides to take actions that will guarantee peace and security. This is to forestall reprisal attacks that could put the community under threat.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, the meeting was successful as both parties subscribed to the Governor’s position that they should embrace peace.
Fanwo said the Governor had to cut short his brief journey to Abuja, where he was to receive an award, to return to the State to stem the “rising security temperatures in Isanlu”.
He said, “The Governor had a…
