The
crisis rocking the recent elections of National Association of Nigerian
Students (NANS) took a new dimension as hoodlums attacked the entourage
of the newly elected president in Jos on Thursday with accusing fingers
pointed at one of the contestants.The newly elected president of National Association of Nigerian Students, Yinka Gbadebo and some members of the association escaped an attempt on their lives in Jos, north central Nigeria while on tour of campuses across the country.
Comrade Yinka Gbadebo in a press briefing in Jos narrated how a group of assassins attacked him and his entourage at a hotel in Ray field area of Jos with guns and machetes and kidnapped one of his colleague as well as destroying the association vehicle but one of the assailants was apprehended and handed over to the police.
“Prince Miaphen sent a group of assassins after me and my entourage on Thursday 7th Feb, 2013. The assassins arrived Rayfied area in Jos at about 7:30 a.m. with guns and matchete but they couldn’t locate me. Unfortunately, they kidnapped one of my colleagues, comrade Dimeji Azeez of the University of Ibadan,” he said. Mr. Gbadebo added that despite coming 7th out of 12 candidates in the election, Mr. Miaphen has been parading himself as the elected president of NANS. The union leader said he got 32 votes out of the total votes cast during the convention to emerge President of the Association, while Mr. Miaphen got 18 votes.
Addressing pressmen on the assassination attempt on his life, Yinka Gbadebo expressed concern on the attitude of the contestants that has been parading himself as NANS president with a final onslaught on his life.
The outgoing NANS president, Dauda Mohammed had a dose of the attack as his vehicle was vandalized and lost some valuables to the attackers.
The matter is being investigated by security agencies as it needs to be urgently addressed with adequate legal steps taken towards the prosecution of the accused which will serve as deterrent to others in the future.
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