The courtesy call by the Northern Governors Wives Forum (NGWF) on
the Emir of Bauchi Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, on Tuesday, was almost
marred by a clash between a top police officer and an official of the
Department of State Security (DSS) at the emir’s palace.
A fierce fight broke out between an Assistant Commissioner of
Police ACP with the Bauchi State command and an official of the DSS
attached to wife of the Governor of Nasarawa State, Hajia Hajiya Mairo
Al-makura.
According to an exclusive report by Daily Sun, the ugly fight took place inside the the Emir’s palace when the Emir was already seated and receiving his guests.
The governors’ wives, who were at the palace on a courtesy call on
the monarch, were from Kogi, Borno, Gombe, Sokoto, Nassarawa, Niger,
Zamfara, Bauchi and Kebbi states.
The governors’ wives were led on the visit to the traditional ruler
by the newly elected Chairperson of the NGWF and wife of the Bauchi
State Governor, Hajia Hadiza Mohammed in company with nine northern
governors’ wives.
Hajia Abubakar, who was elected at the Yankari Games Reserves and
Resort, on Monday, during the forum’s meeting, took over the rein of
leadership of the NGWF from wife of the Zamfara State Governor Asma’u
Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar.
An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the fight started when
the DSS operative allegedly demanded that the vehicle of the Bauchi
State Governor’s wife be parked properly away from where Al-makura’s
wife’s vehicle was already parked.
The police officer, who was in his uniform, was reported to have
been infuriated by the command coming from the plain-clothed security
official and allegedly shouted on the DSS man. The DSS official was said
to have been provoked with the outburst of the police officer and, in
turn, rained abuse on the policeman.
“The AC (police officer) didn’t take kindly to the insult and
gave the DSS man a dirty slap. The DSS man retaliated and they started
fighting each other,” the witness said.
According to the witness, some policemen believed to be the AC
subordinates joined the scuffle, beating the DSS man almost to a pulp.
A senior police officer was reported to have immediately taken away
the pistol belonging to the police officer in order to prevent any
accidental gunshot.
Luckily, men of the NSCDC on ground, intervened and separated the
fighting policeman and the DSS before causing further breakdown of law
and order.