Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Thursday narrated how his late mother, Hajia Hauwa Bello, was kept for 93 days by kidnappers in 2012.
The governor told journalists who paid him a condolence visit over the death of his mother that the deceased’s experience in the hands of kidnappers made her instruct the governor to smoke out kidnappers from the state.
Hajia Bello passed on last Sunday at the age of 101.
She asked me to continue to secure the lives and properties of the good people of Kogi State. She asked me to ensure that no one should ever experience what she suffered in the hands of kidnappers in 2012 where she was kept inside a cave for 93 days,” Bello said.
“Her main concern was safety in our community and whenever there was dispute on any issue that required mediation, however tough or hard it might be, when my mother was called upon and she went there, there was a solution. Everybody regarded and referred to her as a solution provider,” he added.
While expressing deep appreciation for the visit, Bello called on journalists in the state to always draw the attention of the government to any issue concerning the state.
