After few hours of public bashing and condemnation, the Senator Representing Kogi East, Jibrin Isha Echocho has adopted the blame game style, by desperately pushing his bad outing yesterday on the political opponent which he termed as mischief makers, in a press statement signed by anonymous in the name of Jibrin Isah Media team and sent to THE OBSERVERS TIMES.
The statement read:
The attention of Senator Jibrin Isah representing Kogi East has been drawn to a statement-making the rounds in the social media wherein he allegedly exonerated the murderers of the PDP Women Leader, Mrs Salomeh Abuh, who was burnt alive in Ochadamu in the last gubernatorial election in the state.
This is to state categorically that at no time did distinguished senator exonerate the alleged murderers or justify the callous killing of the woman during his contribution to the motion of ‘electoral violence in Kogi and Bayelsa elections’ during senate plenary on Tuesday.
The public is hereby informed that some mischief makers are out to paint Senator Jibrin Isah, a man who loves his people unapologetically, in bad light just to cause some political hatred for him in Igala land and across the state.
How could a man who almost lost his own life to political thugs according to his own submission during the election justify the killing of another woman?
How could a man who called on the Senate to institute a bill that will stipulate deterrent measures meant to curb pre, during and post-election violence be the one to exonerate alleged murderers of the woman?
Meanwhile, it’s a statement of fact that pathetically criminal as the killing of the woman is, it is a pure retaliatory attack between the APC and the PDP in Ochadamu. The interim police report and other credible media reports have already confirmed this position.
Like Senator Isah has repeatedly said since the gruesome murder of the woman and others killed in the election, he, again, calls on the security agencies in the country to fish out the killers and ensure that justice is served, however long it may take.
Signed:
Senator Jibrin Isah Media Office