17 wounded as thugs attack Kano APC senatorial candidate

At least 17 people sustained various degrees of injuries on Saturday when thugs attacked the campaign motorcade of the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdussalam Abdulkarim, in Gayawa village, Kano State.

A witness said the candidate, fondly called AA Zaura, narrowly escaped the attack unhurt, as more than 10 campaign vehicles were vandalised.

Zaura’s media aide, Ibrahim Mua’azzam, disclosed that the incident occurred when they were returning from a condolence visit.

“Our interim assessment of the damage caused by this inimical act has so far revealed 17 minor and major casualties.

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“The major casualties are undergoing treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital. We also have 17 cars damaged,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Director General of AA Zaura Campaign Organisation, Yahaya Adamu Garin Ali, in a December 17 petition urged the commissioner of police for a thorough investigation.

Efforts to speak with the police on the development were not successful as the police spokesman in the state, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, did not answer phone calls placed to him by our reporter.