Magaji Da’u, a member of the House of Representatives, was attacked by constituents in Jigawa State’s Birnin Kudu Local Government Area on Thursday for supposed inadequate representation.
Mr. Da’u, who represents the federal constituency of Birnin Kudu/Buji, was on his way to a political function in the area when his convoy was attacked, according to the police.
Despite allegations that the convoy was ambushed by gunmen, Jigawa police spokesperson Lawan Adam told PREMIUM TIMES that “the occurrences were triggered by mere political disagreement between competing political groups.”
“The situation is under control,” a police spokesperson stated, “and the police have apprehended some suspects in connection with the mayhem.”
According to reports, the attackers stopped the road on which the congressman was traveling to Kukuma for a political function.
Residents hurled insults at the lawmaker, accusing him of poor representation and forsaking his constituents until now when he began coming up in preparation for the 2023 election.
As a result of the scenario, the assailants and the lawmaker’s supporters in his entourage got into a fight.
The lawmaker’s known phone number was disconnected Thursday evening, making it unable to reach him for comment on the incident.
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