The plot, it was learnt, was to prevent the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agents and other stakeholders from accessing the senatorial district during the Saturday presidential and National Assembly elections.
Operatives of the Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday intercepted workers of Chinese construction firm, CCECC, allegedly engaged by Governor Yahaya Bello-led Kogi State government to cut off roads leading to Kogi Central Senatorial District.
The plot, it was learnt, was to prevent the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agents and other stakeholders from accessing the senatorial district during the Saturday presidential and National Assembly elections.
SaharaReporters gathered that the workers who identified themselves as Mr. Ismail Abdulganiyu and Sheidu Amoto were arrested by the police while digging pits in major access roads leading to Okehi Local Government Area of the state.
Amoto, who said he works with the Kogi State Ministry of Works, confessed that he was called the project manager of the ministry while Abdulganiyu who said he used to work with Julius Beggar in Lagos said he was called by the Chairman of Okehi Local Government Area, Abdulraheem Ohiare.
The duo however denied being aware that they were called to cut off the road.
While being interrogated by a member of the Senatorial district, Amoto who said he hails from Okehi Local Government Area said he was in his house on Thursday morning when his boss, the Project Manager with CCECC whom he simply identified as Mr. Yawh called him.
"When he called me, he said I should join Lobeth at Agasa Junction. I took a bike to Agasa Junction and I saw Lobeth coming and I joined the Lobeth. He then called me, that I should ask the operator, that the operator knows what to do and where to work.
"They said we should wait and reaching there, I called them that we are here. They said that since I don't know the particular place to work, we should stand and wait until we receive order from Yawh, the project manager with CCECC. The equipment at the site belongs to CCECC."
Amoto however denied being aware that the construction firm used their equipment to cut the road asunder at night.
"I'm not aware. If I'm aware, I wouldn't have come because during the time Wada, I supervised that road. It is my project."
Also, Abdulganiyu "I was not asked to come and cut road. Hon. Ohiare, the Okehi Local Government Chairman called me yesterday and asked me to go and meet Engineer Tony, that he will take me to where I will supervise a work. I was not aware that the equipment were used in cutting off the road."