Seventeen people have sustained injuries while 17 vehicles were vandalised as thugs attacked the convoy of Kano Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdussalam Abdulkarim.
Abdulkarim, fondly called AA Zaura, escaped unhurt in the attack.
The incident took place on Saturday in Gayawa village, Kano State.
Zaura’s media aide, Ibrahim Mua’azzam, stated that the incident occurred when they were returning from a condolence visit.
READ ALSO: Bandits’ doctor, drugs supplier, driver jailed three years
“Our interim assessment of the damage caused by this inimical act has so far revealed 17 minor and major casualties.
“The major casualties are undergoing treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital. We also have 17 cars damaged,” he said.
The Director General of AA Zaura Campaign Organisation, Yahaya Adamu Garin Ali, in a December 17 petition to the police, charged the Kano State Commissioner of Police for a thorough investigation.
The Federal Government has commenced a monthly N50,000 cash support programme for vulnerable households to…
A businessman, Akinbolusere Kayode, popularly known as Tolufe, has committed suicide inside his office in…
Bayero University, Kano (BUK), will host an international conference to explore how sustainable governance and…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described President Bola Tinubu’s claim that borrowing is not leprosy…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has vowed to lead rescue…
Nigeria and Russia have agreed to replace their 59-year-old aviation agreement, with negotiations expected to…
This website uses cookies.