Armed gunmen opened fire on the convoy of Clifford Ordia, the Senator representing Edo Central, leaving three policemen with various degrees of injuries.
It was gathered that the incident occurred along Okene-Lokoja road in Kogi state while the senator was returning to Abuja from his hometown in Edo state.
Speaking to news men on Wednesday, Senator Ordia said he is still traumatized by the incident.
He said, “I’m seriously traumatized by the experience.
“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 the Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja, Kogi state.
“They did their best and were able to stabilize 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 will see how the bullets damaged them.”
The senator also urged the federal government to take urgent measures to secure the lives and property of citizens.
