Four Injured As Thugs Attack Kaduna Labour Party Gov Candidate’s Convoy
Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Friday attacked the convoy of the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Jonathan Asake.
The attack took place at Gidan Waya in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state, Naija News understands.
Confirming the attack in a statement, the spokesman of the Labour Party Candidate, James Swam, narrated that the incident happened when the campaign convoy was passing through Gidan Waya during Friday Muslim prayers on its way to Godogodo and other towns as the campaign team toured the local government.
According o him, the first three vehicles in the convoy had made their way through the old tyres used to demarcate the road, when the thugs started throwing stones, big sticks and other harmful objects at the long convoy.
The quick intervention of the security personnel attached to the LP candidate however brought the situation under control and forestalled a crisis.
Four people including two boys and two girls were injured during the attack, Swam added.
LP Not Forming Alliance
The Kaduna State governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Saturday’s election, Jonathan Asake has come out to speak about forming alliances with any political party ahead of the polls.
Naija News reports that with barely four days to the governorship election, Asake has debunked rumours that he had stepped down from the race to form an alliance with other political parties.
According to him, he still remains in the race as the party’s candidate for the governorship polls ahead of Saturday and he has no intentions of stepping down for anyone.
Asake who clarified himself during a press briefing in in Kaduna on Tuesday explained that it had become necessary for him to address the issues considering the rate of the rumours and reports being circulated about his governorship ambition.
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