I Nearly Escaped Death From Airstrike, But My Life Is Still In Danger – Sen. Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has faulted the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for denying that its fighter jet bombed convoy. He also raised the alarm that his life was under serious threats from some people who he refused to mention.

Sen. Ndume (PDP-Borno) made the claim at a news briefing in Abuja on January 15, 2014, Wednesday, reacting to NAF statement that its aircraft did not target his motorcade.

He said NAF had no basis to deny the incident:

“Now the Air Force is saying nothing happened. They are lying, I can say that now.”

According to the Senator, one of the shells of the four bombs dropped at his convoy was in his house in Maiduguri.

Sen. Ndume, who is also the head of the Senate Committee on Millennium Development Goals, mentioned that he did not intend to blow the matter out of proportion.

He said his explanations became necessary to put the incident in its proper perspective to ensure that Nigerians did not perceive him to be out to rubbish anyone or institution.

“The objective of this briefing is to clarify the situation and not to join issues with anybody.

“I don’t want to say anything to heat up the polity, but just to state my own side of the story,” he said.

(NAN) 
READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/56722.html