Secretary to the Kwara state governorship elections petition tribunal sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, Mrs. Uju Mesiobi-Emeto has raised the alarm over threat to her life.

Mrs. Mesiobi-Emeto, it was gathered raised the alarm following an alleged threat she received from some strange quarters.

The persons it was gathered, had allegedly threatened to "deal with her in Kwara state for refusing to sign a document."

Mrs. Mesiobi-Emeto had at the inauguration of the tribunal last month vowed not to entertain frivolous requests from counsels.

The Nation gathered that the secretary who had been harassed both physically as well as through phone calls had since reported the case at the ‘A’ division of the state police command.

A very close source to the secretary said the woman "was sent to Kwara state by the Court of Appeal, I don’t know why some faceless persons would be calling her phone number to threaten her.

"The policemen attached to the tribunal had reported the case at the station. Not willing to take things lying low the secretary has formally lodged her complaint too. She has been secretary for many years but had not received such harassment of being dealt with.

"The incident happened last week. They asked her to sign a document which she declined," the source said.

When contacted, Spokesperson of the state police command, Dabo Ezekiel (DSP) did not confirm the incident as at press time yesterday.