Thugs Hold Namadi Sambo Hostage (Report)

Vice President, Namadi Sambo had a raw
deal in the hands of suspected PDP thugs
in Kano Monday when he was held
hostage by hoodlums for twenty minutes
before a negotiated settlement.
The incident which occured at the BUK
old campus shortly after the number two
citizen rounded up official engagement in
the University took the intervention of
the Assistant Inspector General of police
in charge of zone 1, Tambari Yabo before
the Vice President regained his freedom.
The high risk drama began when dozens
of heavily armed thugs posing as loyal
party men beat the security cover around
the Vice President and bare there fang
before him.
Like a well rehearsed script, some of the
thugs in unison chorused on top of there
voices “Bamuayi Bamuayi Bamuayi”
which meant “we are no longer with
you”, while other shouted mungaji da aiki
banza”, meaning ‘we are tired of the job’.
The visibly shocked Sambo pulled himself
together and before he could utter a
word, an equally embarrassed AIG
Tamara Yabo ordered his men to
disarmed the protesting thugs.
The thugs sensing the full implications of
resisting the disarmament order by the
top Corp gave up there arms that paved
way for negotiated settlement.
However, it was at this junctures top PDP
stalwarts in the Vice president entourage
moved in and demanded to know from
‘the boys’ why they choose to embarrass
the August visitor.
The thugs struggling to explained there
position told the Vice president how they
had risked their life to keep PDP in the
state, as they lamented that “no one has
paid them a dime despite promises’.
The party officials were therefore directed
by the Vice president to attend to their
needs and save the party public
embarrassment.
At the end of public show of shame, the
police handed off seized weapons as the
thugs rejoined the Vice president convoy
and headed to others areas of engagement
in the city.
When contacted wheather the police had
effected arrest in line with the tough
posture of ensuring violence free election,
the Zonal Police Public Relations officer,
ASP Rabilu Ringim requested for time to
ascertain the matter.
As at press time; there was no words
from him as futher calls to his GSM line
was not connecting.