Dino Melaye said on Tuesday that his people prevented hired thugs from burning his house located in his home town, Aiyetoro-Gbede.
According to Melaye, the thugs, packed in 15 buses and fully armed with local and sophisticated weapons were sighted at Obajana junction.
He said that the moment the news got to his people within his constituency, the youth mobilised to his house to prevent the assailants from gaining entry and perpetrating their evil act.
In his words, “my people moved into my house the moment they heard of the evil plans of the thugs, to safeguard the place.
“The thugs had to turn back when they probably heard that my people were battle ready for them.
Three years ago, the Kogi politician had warned that “there will come a time when the poor will have nothing to eat but the rich.”
This, according to him is because the rich has taken everything that the poor needs for survival.
He said that a time will come when you can no longer feel safe to drive state of the art vehicles.
He reminisced over the fact that Nigeria, in his childhood, had houses without fences.
Gradually, house owners put up fences, then began adding broken jagged bottles on the fences, progressed to barbed wires, then electric wires and next, began adding wild dogs to home security measures.
Sadly also, you not only see “beware of dogs these days, but beware of crocodiles, lions and snakes” signages in people’s houses. All these were created by the greed of the rich and powerful.
Melaye added added that Nigeria does not need more politicians in leadership but more leadership in Politicians.
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