Nigerian police investigate attack on Isa Pantami’s convoy
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Gombe State police are investigating an attack on the convoy of Isa Pantami, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for governor, by individuals suspected of being political thugs. No suspect had been arrested, according to police spokesman Buhari Abdullahi, cited by Punch.
Gombe State police have opened an investigation into the attack on the convoy of Isa Ali Pantami, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Gombe, by men suspected of being political thugs. Barricade fires were lit and vehicle windscreens were smashed during the incident in Jekadafari, according to Gombe police spokesman Buhari Abdullahi, cited by Arewa PUNCH.
No arrests had been made by Wednesday and investigators were seeking to identify those responsible. Buhari Abdullahi said security forces had been deployed to maintain order, but that individuals had taken advantage of the movement of the crowd to attack some vehicles.
Police have not established the number of vehicles affected, as no owner had yet filed a complaint at a police station. Buhari Abdullahi said investigators only had a video circulating on social media, which they could not use to authenticate the number of damaged vehicles.
The spokesman assured that anyone found guilty would be prosecuted and recalled that Umar Ahmed Chuso, Gombe State police commissioner, had warned that political violence would not be tolerated. The incident comes amid Pantami’s campaign, which has already been marked by the vandalism of his campaign office in Gombe State, reported on 19 October.
