{"id":2080,"date":"2021-12-16T19:10:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:10:57","slug":"kogi-still-safest-state-in-nigeria-gov-bello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/kogi-still-safest-state-in-nigeria-gov-bello\/","title":{"rendered":"Kogi, Still Safest State in Nigeria &#8211; Gov Bello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">..\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday stated that Kogi State is still the the safest state in Nigeria despite recent criminal activities, promising to bring the criminals to justice.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Governor Bello stated this at the burial of the wife of the state House of Assembly Speaker, Pastor Mrs. Esther Kolawole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2081\" src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG-20211216-WA0010-650x430-1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; 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