Violence In Kaduna, Senatorial Candidate Attacked,16 Vehicles Destroyed

The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives
Congress in Southern Kaduna Zone of Kaduna
state, Ishaku Shekarau, was on Saturday attacked
by thugs in Fadan Kagoma, Jema’a local
government area of the state.
Samuel Aruwan, the spokesperson of Kaduna State
APC Campaign Council said this in a statement
made available to newsmen Saturday in Kaduna.
Mr. Shekarau, in company with APC stalwarts, was
in the town to attend the annual Gwong Day
celebration when he was attacked by the thugs
who wielded dangerous weapons.
Mr. Aruwan claimed the attackers chanted PDP
slogans at the venue, but that could not be
independently confirmed by PREMIUM TIMES.
Mr. Shekarau’s personal car was however also
smashed by the hoodlums.
Explaining how the attack happened, Mr. Shekarau
said: “On getting to the venue, I was subjected to
thorough security check. Suddenly hoodlums
started attacking me with clubs and dangerous
weapons.
“I escaped but they destroyed 16 cars belonging to
our party and my bullet-proof car.
“The security personnel saw all that transpired and
none of them tried to repel the hoodlums who were
brought to Southern Kaduna in droves.
“It is quite unfortunate and condemnable. How can
such a thing be allowed by a government that said
it wants peace? It is a clear case of inciting
violence and intimidation in the name of politics.”
The attack on Mr. Shekarau is the latest in a series
of political violence in Kaduna State, most of them
targeting APC candidates and their supporters.
Last week in Zaria, thugs, allegedly assisted by
security agents, destroyed APC billboards.