The Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Zamfara state Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare has decried alleged attempt to assassinate him, saying his wife, two security personnel, five others were attacked by suspected thugs in the state.
Addressing newsmen on Friday at his residence in Gusau, the state capital, Lawal lamented that a police inspector and sergeant on Thursday night sustained injury from gun shot.
According to him, the incident occurred at about 11.30pm when his wife and her entourage were returning from Tudun Wada area of Gusau metropolis.
He said “I call on you to report an incident that happened yesterday at about 11.30pm when my wife was attacked by alleged state government Anti-thuggery men, where two security men attached to my wife’s convoy were shot leading to serious injury around AA Rano in Tudun Wada area”.
He bemoaned that attacks on members of the PDP in the state is very disturbing and and unacceptable.
He called on Inspector General of Police, Civil Defence and other security agencies to do thorough investigation and make the perpetrators to face the law.
He further called on PDP supporters in the state to remain calm and exercise their civil responsibilities in the state.
Reacting to the alleged attack, the commandant of zamfara state agency for Anti-thuggery, Bello Bakyasuwa described the allegations as baseless.
Bakyasuwa disclosed that they were on duty around 12 midnight when they were attacked by political thugs. “We only retaliated the attack on our men, it is not true, we don’t attack innocent citizens.
“We have mandate to arrest, we are making arrest” he said.
