Atiku’s campaign convoy reportedly attacked in Kebbi State

The campaign convoy of the presidential candidate of the ADC Atiku Abubakar was reportedly attacked by suspected thugs in Kebbi State on Thursday.

The attack reportedly occurred as the convoy of Atiku Abubakar, moved through Kebbi on campaign engagements on Thursday.

The attackers allegedly blocked the convoy and threw stones at vehicles carrying campaign team members and the media.

According to reports from the ADC campaign team, they also destroyed cameras, tripods and other video equipment belonging to journalists covering the campaign.

“Most of the gadgets belonging to the camera and video crew were destroyed in the attack. Cameras, video equipment, tripods and other working tools were smashed, leaving the crew unable to continue live coverage of the campaign,” the campaign team said.

Atiku’s campaign convoy reportedly attacked in Kebbi State

The campaign team accused the attackers of trying to scare supporters and stop the media from covering Atiku’s campaign activities.

The campaign team described the attackers as ‘sponsored thugs’, saying the attack was planned to scare supporters and silence the media.

“The thugs did not come to steal. They came to destroy. They targeted our cameras and video crew because they did not want Nigerians to see what is happening here in Kebbi,” a member of the campaign team said.