Suspected political thugs on Wednesday attacked autos conveying supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, leaving a number of individuals with minor accidents and damaging autos.
The incident occurred as celebration supporters travelled to Funtua for the flag-off of Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda’s re-election marketing campaign forward of the 2027 common elections.
The hoodlums, who had been chanting “Ba mu yi,” a Hausa expression that means “We do not agree,” reportedly hurled objects and stones at passing autos, shattering windscreens and home windows and inflicting panic amongst motorists and passengers.
Our correspondent, who was travelling alongside the route, narrowly escaped the assault after a police officer directed the car to cease quickly because the hoodlums focused different autos travelling alongside the street, together with some within the governor’s convoy.
The well timed intervention of the police prevented additional publicity to the assault.
After the scenario was introduced below management, our correspondent noticed that some victims had sustained minor accidents, whereas a number of autos had their windscreens and facet home windows shattered.
Police officers deployed alongside the route responded swiftly by firing tear gasoline to disperse the hoodlums and restore order, permitting motorists and celebration supporters to proceed their journeys.
The incident quickly disrupted motion alongside the street as safety personnel labored to clear the affected part and forestall additional assaults.
Despite the disturbance in Malumfashi, hundreds of APC supporters converged on Funtua for the marketing campaign flag-off, turning the venue right into a sea of celebration colors.
The enthusiastic crowd, drawn from totally different elements of Katsina State, sang solidarity songs and chanted slogans in help of Governor Radda and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu forward of the 2027 elections.
Supporters waved APC flags and displayed marketing campaign supplies bearing the photographs of the governor and the president, expressing their willpower to mobilise grassroots help for the celebration.
The large turnout underscored the political significance of the occasion because the APC intensifies preparations for the forthcoming common elections.
However, the assault in Malumfashi raised contemporary issues about political intolerance and the security of supporters travelling to marketing campaign actions.
As of the time of submitting this report, the identities of the attackers, their political affiliations and the motive behind the incident had not been independently established.
There was additionally no instant affirmation of arrests or an official assertion from the Katsina State Police Command relating to the incident.
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