Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, was unharmed yesterday, September 1, when suspected political thugs in Birnin Kebbi attacked his convoy.
When the attackers attacked Malami’s convoy, they destroyed ten of the convoy’s cars and injured a number of his followers. Malami was coming from a condolence visit to a family in the state capital.
Malami, a prominent member of Kebbi’s African Democratic Congress (ADC), called the attack “politically motivated.”
He said;
““I was in Birnin Kebbi solely to pay condolences to families who lost their loved ones. I was away, not for political campaign. It’s painful and unfortunate. Some thugs emerged from the APC state headquarters, armed with weapons and stones, and attacked our convoy, destroying vehicles and injuring our supporters.”
Malami further claimed said there would be “no retreat, no surrender” in politics in Kebbi.
Meanwhile, the APC party in the state has denied any involvement in the attack.
