Information available to 247ureports.com indcates that the officers of the National Emergency Management Agency [NEMA] and Journalists were attacked by armed robbers along the Okene Auchi road on their way to the flooded town of Fuga in Edo State.
According to the information gathered, the officers of the NEMA and the journalists escaped the robbery attack through quick action of local vigilante men who resuced the team after exchanging a few gun shots.
The media head for NEMA, Yushau Shuaib, confirmed the incident while adding that “at least one person was killed not in our convoy“.
“The Director General of NEMA and his team would still visit flood victims and address rescuers on the ground“, stated Yushau Shuaib
