His spokesperson Kingsley Fanwo had earlier been quoted by local media saying that gunmen "dressed in military uniforms" attacked Mr Bello's convoy on Sunday.

Mr Fanwo said the attackers waylaid the governor’s convoy and started shooting sporadically at his vehicle.

But in a statement, the governor said the claims were false and should be disregarded
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He said that the incident was just a "fracas" between his security team and soldiers who were manning the highway.