Senator Ordia calls for change in security architecture after Surviving 2 attacks in 24 hours

By our reporter| The lawmaker representing Edo Central, Senator Clifford Ordia, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to immediately initiate moves to restructure the security architecture of the country, as no one was safe anymore in the country.

Ordia, who chairs the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts made the call after gunmen attack his convoy twice in 24 hours along Okene-Lokoja and Lokoja-Abuja road while returning to Abuja from Edo State on Monday.

According to Ordia, the first attack happened along Okene-Lokoja road in Kogi, while the second in Abaji, Abuja all on Monday.

The security officers attached to him engaged the criminals in crossfire on both occasions but his vehicle was riddled with bullets with three of the security officers sustaining gunshot injuries.

He said, “We were coming from Edo State, somewhere between Okene and Lokoja, when we met these suspected bandits. They opened fire on my convoy. The gallant policemen had to immediately return fire.

“The other security vehicle behind had to immediately join them and they were able to repel the suspected bandits. During the exchange, three of the policemen sustained gun wounds. One of them was critically injured. We had to immediately rush them to a Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja, Kogi State.

“They did their best and was able to stabilise them. I’d to immediately put a call across the Federal Medical Centre in Abuja to be on standby. One of the policemen had a bullet lodged close to his liver.

“We met another setback around Abaji. There was traffic because of the incident and because we had to save the lives of the wounded policemen, we decided to make a move. They opened fire on us. Some vigilantes had to join the policemen and they were chased into the bush.

“That was how I survived that attack. If you see all my vehicles, you’ll see how the bullets damaged them. But I’m glad that we all survived. I must salute the gallantry of our policemen. If given the right equipment, they can do a lot and protect Nigerians.”