Barely a week after the death of Speaker of Taraba State House of
Assembly Haruna Tsokwa under circumstance that is still generating
different interpretations in the state, his deputy Adamu Tanko Maikarfi
has also escaped being killed by unknown assassins who trailed him to a
certain location in Jalingo. SaharaReporters confirmed the story from the Deputy Speaker through our source.
Maikarfi who sounded fearless on the phone said, “It is true that they
came wanting to kill me in my brother’s home. They got tips that I was
there; when they came they did not meet me, after they searched all the
rooms holding everyone at gunpoint. God saved me and I thank God, they
did not also kill anyone in the house. Only the wife was traumatized as
they took her around the house searching for me.”
He added that the security agencies in the state are aware of the
development, and that he will continue to stand by the truth and will
not bow to any pressure to compromise. (SaharaReporters)
The speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, has been confirmed dead.
A spokesperson of the acting Governor, Garba Umar, confirmed the speaker has just passed away after a brief illness.
Garba Umar has been standing in for the recuperating Danbaba Suntai and Tsokwa was a staunch supporter of the acting Governor.
An official announcement from the State Government was already in the works at the time of filing this report.
We’ll bring you details shortly.
