Thugs attacked five residents in Gombe
By Chima Azubuike
No fewer than five people were allegedly rushed to the hospital following an attack in the residence of Salisu Abdulaziz, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Gombe.
Our Correspondent reports that Abdulaziz was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before defecting to PDP.
He was said to have organised a meeting between women and youths at his residence in Gombe metropolis, the meeting was to be attended by former governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, before Kalare political thugs allegedly stormed the house bearing various weapons.
According to Abdulaziz, the thugs went on rampage vandalising and attacking the women and youths as well as men attending the meeting.
He said, “they vandalised my house, break my gate and all electrical bulbs as well as my widows. We were lucky that the police were quick to calm the situation.
“We had informed the commissioner of police in Gombe of the meeting and he sent some of his men to give us security cover, despite that the thugs came in numbers and started vandalising the building with over 200 women inside. They came with various weapons including cutlasses, sticks, and other dangerous weapons.”
The victim alleged that he suspects that the attack was caused following his decision to leave APC which he noted has failed in rescuing the state from various challenges including poverty and other hardships, adding that “I believe the attack was because I left the APC for the PDP.
“I defected to PDP because I realized that APC didn’t mean well for Gombe. With all the suffering that APC has caused in Nigeria the situation is getting worst in Gombe, that is because the state government has failed to come up with genuine policies and programs to alleviate the situation. We are interested and ready to deliver PDP at all levels in Gombe.”
When contacted, the Gombe State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, confirmed the incident, disclosing that the suspected political thugs stormed the meeting at the residence of a member of the PDP, where hundreds of women were in attendance.
According to him, the thugs dispersed the meeting by breaking the gate of the house to force themselves inside.
Abubakar confirmed that about five people were injured and were evacuated by the police to the hospital for treatment, stressing that the police are yet to make an arrest, saying the case is still under investigation to unravel the people behind the attack.
