Crime & Law

LP guber candidate’s campaign convoy attacked in Kaduna

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1 week ago

10 March 2023

Aminu Aminu

LP guber candidate s campaign convoy attacked in Kaduna — File photo

The campaign convoy of Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Jonathan Asake, was on Friday attacked by suspected thugs in Gidan Waya, Jema’a local government area.

The attack saw to four youths- two boys and two girls sustaining various injuries.

This was contained in a statement signed by James Swam, Media aide to Jonathan Asake, on Friday and made available to newsmen in Kaduna.

The statement said the incident happened when the campaign convoy was passing through Gidan Waya during Friday prayers on its way to Godogodo and other towns as the campaign team tour the local government.

According to the statement, “After the first three vehicles in the convoy made their way through the old tyres used to demarcate the road, thugs started throwing stones, big sticks and other harmful objects at the long convoy.

“It took the timely intervention of the security personnel attached to the candidate to forestall a crisis.”