Hoodlums Vandalise Atiku’s Campaign Office In Katsina

Jide Afolabi

Suspected hoodlums over the weekend, attacked and vandalised the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential Campaign office located along Dandagoro road, Batagarawa local government area of Katsina state, destroying vehicles parked inside the premises.

The suspects also attacked supporters of the former vice-president whom they met in the office.

The spokesman of Atiku’s campaign in the North-West geopolitical zone, Jacob Dickson said, items worth hundreds of millions of naira were destroyed in the attack.

The Chairman of the Atiku Care Foundation, Aliyu Abbas said it was “barbaric for the thugs to have attacked the office and innocent supporters who were celebrating there”.

An eyewitness said, “Initially, they came in to spy on us before going back to pick up their arms to launch the attack. They smashed windscreens, mirrors and bodies of vehicles parked within the premises of the campaign office with cutlasses, sticks and others they were carrying on their hands.

He continued, “They damaged our fence, brought down our party flags erected round the fence and went away with some of the party flags”.

“We have reported the case at the Divisional Police Office in Batagarawa and the DPO with his men have swung into action immediately.” he said.

In March, Campaign office of Alh. Sule Lamido Campaign Organisation located at CBN road, off Ibrahim Taiwo road in Jos, Plateau state was also attacked by some thugs.