Sokoto ADC, APC commerce accusations over alleged rally assault

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Sokoto State have traded accusations over an alleged assault on social gathering supporters throughout a rally.

The ADC governorship candidate, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, alleged that about 5,000 ladies and youths collaborating in a rally in assist of his 2027 governorship ambition had been attacked on Tuesday.

According to a press release by his media aide, Aminu Abdullahi, the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. when ADC supporters started a procession from the Old Savannah Bank space in the direction of the social gathering’s state secretariat in Sokoto.

The ADC alleged that APC supporters disrupted the procession, injuring a number of ladies, tearing a few of their veils, smashing automobiles and stealing valuables. The allegations had not been independently verified.

“There is absolutely no justification for attacking women who are exercising their democratic rights peacefully. Anyone who believes in democracy must condemn this shameful conduct without reservation,” he stated.

However, the Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu on Rural Roads, Malami Muhammad Galadanchi Bajare, denied the allegations in opposition to the APC, describing them as fabrications meant to break the social gathering’s picture.

Bajare alleged that ADC supporters attacked APC youths and seized two bikes, considered one of which he stated was later returned.

He added that personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, had been current on the scene and will present accounts of the incident.