While Vice President Namadi Sambo was about his duties yesterday, some “mischievous” youths captured him at the old campus of the Bayero University Kano (BUK).
Namadi Sambo was held hostage by hoodlums, alleged to be PDP thugs for about twenty minutes. According to Vanguard the unfortunate incident
occured at the BUK old campus shortly after the number two citizen rounded up
official engagement in the University.
official engagement in the University.
It took the intervention of the Assistant
Inspector General of police in charge of zone 1, Tambari Yabo before the Vice
President regained his freedom.
Inspector General of police in charge of zone 1, Tambari Yabo before the Vice
President regained his freedom.
The high risk drama
began when dozens of heavily armed thugs posing as loyal party men beat the
security cover around the Vice President and bare there fang before him.
began when dozens of heavily armed thugs posing as loyal party men beat the
security cover around the Vice President and bare there fang before him.
Like a well rehearsed
script, some of the thugs in unison
chorused on top of there voices “Bamuayi Bamuayi Bamuayi” which meant “we are
no longer with you”, while other shouted mungaji da aiki banza”, meaning ‘we
are tired of the job’.
script, some of the thugs in unison
chorused on top of there voices “Bamuayi Bamuayi Bamuayi” which meant “we are
no longer with you”, while other shouted mungaji da aiki banza”, meaning ‘we
are tired of the job’.
The visibly shocked
Sambo pulled himself together and before he could utter a word, an equally
embarrassed AIG Tamara Yabo ordered his men to disarmed the protesting thugs.
Sambo pulled himself together and before he could utter a word, an equally
embarrassed AIG Tamara Yabo ordered his men to disarmed the protesting thugs.
The thugs sensing the
full implications of resisting the disarmament order by the top Corp gave up
there arms that paved way for negotiated settlement.
full implications of resisting the disarmament order by the top Corp gave up
there arms that paved way for negotiated settlement.
However, it was at this junctures top PDP stalwarts in
the Vice president entourage moved in and demanded to know from ‘the boys’ why
they choose to embarrass the August visitor.
the Vice president entourage moved in and demanded to know from ‘the boys’ why
they choose to embarrass the August visitor.
The thugs struggling to
explained there position told the Vice president how they had risked their life
to keep PDP in the state, as they lamented that “no one has paid them a dime
despite promises’.
explained there position told the Vice president how they had risked their life
to keep PDP in the state, as they lamented that “no one has paid them a dime
despite promises’.
The party officials
were therefore directed by the Vice president to attend to their needs and save
the party public embarrassment.
were therefore directed by the Vice president to attend to their needs and save
the party public embarrassment.
At the end of public
show of shame, the police handed off
seized weapons as the thugs rejoined the Vice president convoy and headed to
others areas of engagement in the city.
show of shame, the police handed off
seized weapons as the thugs rejoined the Vice president convoy and headed to
others areas of engagement in the city.
When contacted whether the police had effected arrest in line with the tough posture of ensuring
violence free election, the Zonal Police
Public Relations officer, ASP Rabilu Ringim requested for time to ascertain the
matter.
violence free election, the Zonal Police
Public Relations officer, ASP Rabilu Ringim requested for time to ascertain the
matter.