An aide to
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has justified a recent violent attack on
federal lawmakers and journalists, who were targeted at the premises of the
secretariat of Nigerian Union of Journalists in Kaduna.
The aide,
Uba Sani, who is the political adviser to Mr. El-Ruafai, spoke during an
interview in Hausa language on Nagarta Radio in Kaduna on Friday.
“The attack
was appropriate,” said Mr. Sani. “It’s part of politics.”
Last Sunday,
hoodlums disrupted a press conference held by two senators, Shehu Sani (Kaduna
Central) and Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North), and injured at least one
journalist working for Liberty TV/Radio, in the violence that ensued.
According to
witnesses, including journalists, the hoodlums numbering over 100 were wielding
dangerous weapons and overpowered police officers to unleash the violence.
Before the
violence, Mr. Hunkuyi had told Journalists that they were sidelined in the
election of the party’s delegates that held last Saturday. The lawmakers later
sought audience with APC national leaders and called for cancellation of the
exercise.
They alleged
that the attack was sponsored by Mr. El-Rufai.
In the wake
of the violence, Mr. El-Rufai condemned the violence and directed an
investigation into its cause and perpetrators.
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