The Atiku
Care Foundation (ACF) has urged the Police to arrest the suspected political
thugs who attacked the campaign office of former Vice President, Atiku
Abubakar, in
Katsina State.
The attack
on the Atiku presidential campaign office in Batagarawa council area, which
occurred about 8pm on Saturday, saw items worth millions of naira destroyed.
About six
vehicles parked in premises had their windscreens and other parts destroyed,
while People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flags were pulled down and carted away.
It was
learnt that the havoc was perpetrated while some PDP loyalists were having a
meeting in the premises.
Although no
life was lost, some PDP loyalists reportedly sustained injuries, while fleeing
the office when the hoodlums started the mayhem.
The incident
came some few hours after PDP Nothwest zonal rally in the state.
In a
statement, the foundation alleged that the perpetrators were thugs loyal to the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Its Media
and Publicity Director for the Northwest zone, Jacob Onweju Dickson, quoted the
Chairman, Ambassador Aliyu Ibn Abbas, as saying that it was barbaric for the
thugs to attack innocent.
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