JUSTICE Monica Dongban-Mensem, the President of the Court of Appeal, has relocated the Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja.
A statement by David Umar Mike, Secretary of the Tribunal, said that its sittings would now be at the National Judicial Institute on Umar Yar’Adua Way.
It urged litigants to take note of the movement of the Tribunal to Abuja.
The movement may not be unconnected with the alleged attack by unknown gunmen on the Secretary of the Kogi State Governorship Election Tribunal in Lokoja.
News Point Nigeria had earlier reported that the Kogi State Police Command said its investigating an alleged attack on the secretary of the state governorship election Tribunal, Mr David Umar Mike on Monday in Lokoja.
Mr Umar claimed some unknown assailants attacked him and made away with sensitive petition documents on the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state.
The state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, disclosed the probe in Lokoja on Wednesday.
According to the claim submitted by Mr Umaru to the police, the documents carted away include, petitions filed by four (4) Parties: Action Alliance (AA), Action People’s Party (APP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) as well as two (2) Record Books/a Bag containing his personal item.
He added that the incident happened just before the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office at about 1320hrs on Monday, while he was on his way to the tribunal venue at the state High court complex, Lokoja.
