BEVERLY HILLS, August 26, (THEWILL) – Erstwhile governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has written a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris; and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura, alleging that the Senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kashamu, is after his life.
He disclosed that five hefty men, two of whom wore military uniforms and three others in black clothes, on Thursday stormed his Maitama-Abuja residence around 9:13 pm, and asked that the gate be opened for them. He added that the intruders beat up his gateman and locked up the policeman guarding the premises in the toilet.
The former governor further disclosed that the purported marauders were armed with pistols or shotguns, while one of them, who allegedly had a bigger gun, stood at the gate to watch as the operation continued.
In the petition entitled, “Assassination Attempt on my Person; Main Suspect, Senator Buruji Kashamu,” he narrated, “The gatekeeper peeped through the pedestrian gate, asking for their identities and mission, they refused to wind down their car window. The gatekeeper then opened the pedestrian gate to continue with his enquiries.
“They asked for his boss ‘OGD’ (the acronym for my full name, Otunba Gbenga Daniel) and he told them that I was not at home. The five men instantly alighted from the car and pushed the gatekeeper inside the compound. They started beating him, saying he was lying and that they had information that I was at home.
“They thereafter asked him how many policemen were in the house and he told them that there were five. They asked him to show them where the policemen were. He led them to the Boys’ Quarters, where they found one of the policemen lying down. Then they asked for his service gun.
“He told them that it was not with him, then they pushed him inside the toilet and locked the door. They returned to the gatekeeper and told him to start showing them round the house, and where the other policemen were. They insisted that they had accurate information that ‘OGD’ was in Abuja and at home.”
Daniel also alleged that Kashamu was the number one suspect in the alleged plan to kill him, adding that those sent to kill him were not aware that he had left Abuja for Ibadan to attend a political meeting.
He explained that the petition was written to alert the “the police authorities about the evil intention of Senator Buruji Kashamu” and to request for additional security protection.
“I want to inform the Nigeria Police and security agencies that they should put Buruji Kashamu on security watch list and under strict surveillance,” OGD said.
