Some youths suspected to be political thugs, on
Wednesday set ablaze the residence of Sen. Kabiru Gaya, in Gaya Local
Government area of Kano State. The youths also set ablaze the campaign
office and poultry farm of the House of Representatives member from the
area, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmoud. An eye witness told newsmen in Kano that
the incident occurred around 11 am on Wednesday. According to
the witness, the youths were protesting the alleged failure of the two
politicians to fulfil the promises they made to them during the
electioneering campaigns in 2015. It was gathered that security agents
had initially dispersed the protesting youths, who later regrouped and
burnt the senator’s house before heading to the campaign office and
poultry farm of the House of Representatives member. NAN gathered that
the hoodlums had also attempted to burn the residence of the Chairman,
Gaya local government but were over powered by the security personnel
deployed to quell the violence.
When contacted, the Public
Relations Officer of Kano State Police Command, DSP Magaji Majiya
confirmed the incident. He said that the police in the area were still
trying to contain the situation. “Our men in Gaya are still trying to
bring the situation under control but as soon as we get details of the
incident, we will keep you posted”, he said.
Source: www.vanguardngr.com