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 folks with minor accidents and damaging autos.
The incident occurred as occasion supporters travelled to Funtua for the flag-off of Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda’s re-election marketing campaign forward of the 2027 basic elections.
The hoodlums, who have been chanting “Ba mu yi,” a Hausa expression which 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 automobile to cease briefly because the hoodlums focused different autos travelling alongside the highway, 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 underneath 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 occasion supporters to proceed their journeys.
The incident briefly disrupted motion alongside the highway as safety personnel labored to clear the affected part and stop additional assaults.
Despite the disturbance in Malumfashi, 1000’s of APC supporters converged on Funtua for the marketing campaign flag-off, turning the venue right into a sea of occasion colors.
The enthusiastic crowd, drawn from completely different components of Katsina State, sang solidarity songs and chanted slogans in assist of Governor Radda and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu forward of the 2027 elections.
Supporters waved APC flags and displayed marketing campaign supplies bearing the pictures of the governor and the president, expressing their dedication to mobilise grassroots assist for the occasion.
The large turnout underscored the political significance of the occasion because the APC intensifies preparations for the forthcoming basic elections.
However, the assault in Malumfashi raised contemporary considerations 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 rapid affirmation of arrests or an official assertion from the Katsina State Police Command relating to the incident.
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