Lawmaker Denies Reported Attack by Constituents in Katsina

Member representing Bakori/ Danja constituency in the House of Representatives has debunked the rumor that he was attacked by political thugs during a political rally in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State.

There were reports which went viral on the attack by constituents of the lawmaker which prompted Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State to charge the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to stem the spate of attacks on elected leaders in the country as it portended ill.

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, said that the Senator and the House of Representative Member attacked were from his constituencies, adding that the senator's offence was that he was not coming home and was against Buhari's policies among others.

“Senator Abu Ibrahim doesn't come home and he is against Buhari's policies. We have already promised that whenever he comes back, we must deal with him.

“When the state governor brought this occasion, he begged for its relocation from Funtua, that's our local government to Sabuwa Local Government so that we from Funtua will not follow them. The governor said no, let them do it here to see their fans”, he said.

He said that they were informed in the jumaat mosque not to misbehave, but they didn't care, adding that they had to fulfill their mission.

“They informed us even in the jumaat mosque not to misbehave, but we didn't care, we must fulfill our mission.