Katsina police maintain mum as 14 suspects accused of attacking APC convoy are secretly launched

The 14 suspects arrested by the police for allegedly
attacking a convoy of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Katsina
state have been launched with out being charged to courtroom, TheCable has learnt.

 

TheCable experiences that the suspects had been launched
following an alleged intervention by an aide to President Bola Tinubu, elevating
questions over attainable interference within the investigation.

The Katsina state police command had introduced their arrest
on October 29, 2026, following an assault on APC supporters travelling to Funtua
for the flag-off of the 2027 election marketing campaign for Tinubu and Dikko Radda, the
state governor.

However, in a sudden twist, all 14 suspects had been reportedly
launched with out prosecution.

 Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, spokesperson of the
Katsina police command, was requested for clarification on the circumstances surrounding
their launch, notably the alleged involvement of the presidential aide,
however he declined to remark.

It stays unclear on what grounds the suspects had been
launched or whether or not the police investigation has been discontinued.

The assault occurred on October 28, 2026, at about 11am alongside
the Yashi-Funtua highway in Malumfashi native authorities space, as APC supporters
had been travelling to Funtua for the marketing campaign flag-off.

According to an announcement issued the next day by Aliyu,
suspected political thugs armed with knives and stones attacked the convoy and
passing industrial automobiles.

The attackers smashed the windscreens of a number of automobiles
and injured a feminine traveller in a industrial car.

The police stated officers deployed alongside the route
intervened, restored order and arrested 14 suspects in reference to the
violence.

The suspects had been aged between 17 and 35, in response to the
police assertion, which additionally disclosed that different suspects had fled the scene.

The command stated efforts had been being intensified to apprehend
these nonetheless at giant.

Ali Umar Fage, commissioner of police in Katsina, had  condemned the assault and warned that the
command wouldn’t tolerate political violence or actions able to
breaching public peace earlier than, throughout or after the elections.

The police additionally introduced that an investigation had
commenced and promised to speak additional developments.

However, the reported launch of all of the suspects with out
arraignment, amid allegations of intervention from the presidency, has forged
uncertainty over the standing of the investigation.

There has been stress within the state chapter of the APC for
months, with Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, particular adviser on political affairs to the
president, reportedly not on good phrases with Radda.

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