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Gbenga Daniel, former Ogun state governor, has accused Buruji Kashamu, senator representing Ogun east, of attempting to assassinate him.

In a letter written to Ibrahim Idris, inspector general of police, Daniel said thugs allegedly sent by Kashamu invaded his Abuja residence in search for him.

He alleged that the thugs, who were five in number, had attempted killing one of the policemen on duty during the invasion on Thursday night.

“It is public knowledge that there is no love lost between Kashamu and I… I was the brain behind his loss of power and relevance in Ogun state PDP and he felt I must be brought down by all means,” the petition read.

“In the last eight years that we disagreed politically, he has not stopped maligning my character in every way possible.

“On one occasion, he confessed publicly and wrote in national newspapers saying that he spent over three billion naira to destabilise and destroy my administration, using his own words.

“On another occasion, he gathered some fake documents and sought for people who can lie on oath that I killed students and sucked their blood; with all manner of fictions on sundry issues and got these published in various online news medium that I stole campaign funds!

“All these I took in my strides as part of the price for participating in government and politics, including the spurious EFCC charges promoted by the current government in Ogun state.

“On several other occasions, he has boasted in the company of his friends that he will not rest until he sees my end.”

The former governor called on the inspector general of police to let his men, as well as the public, know about the “evil intention of Kashamu towards my person and request for additional security protection.”

He also asked that the senator be put under security watch and strict surveillance.

“This is my first and only petition against anyone in my entire life and I don’t intend to go into any gutter swipes or despicable war of words with anyone. I can only hope that one is not provoked to review this position,” he wrote.