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Sen. Shehu Sani Escapes Death

Senator Shehu Sani was almost killed by political thugs on Sunday 30th July, 2017 at the secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Kaduna State Council.

Mallam Lawal Mohammed, a Journalist brutalized by thugs at NUJ Secretariat  Kadunat to disrupt our press conference.

The thugs invaded the NUJ secretariat where Senators Shehu Sani and Suleiman Hunkuyi were addressing a press conference to reject the result of the All Progressives Congress (APC) delegate election in Kaduna State.

The thugs injured journalists, vandalised properties and disrupted the press briefing by the All Progressives Congress’ chieftains in the state. The thugs wielding dangerous weapons inflicted injury to the head of a cameraman with Liberty Television, Lawal Muhammed, damaged several cameras and injured two other reporters. The thugs also broke doors, windows and damaged chairs and tables at the secretariat.

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The chieftains of the APC chased away by the thugs included House of Representatives’ members – Muhamaed Usman and Musa Soba, Alhaji Tijjani Ramalan, Alhaji Yaro Makama, Ambassador Sule Buba and a former legislator, Alhaji Isa Ashiru.

Senator Hunkuyi revealed that; “Stakeholders were invited on Friday and we were there until 7.30 pm in the evening but the acting chairman and other leaders of the party did not show up. The delegates were allegedly handpicked at the Government House.”

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Senator Shehu Sani said that; “The APC was founded on the principle of justice, progress and unity and must be seeing to go by its principles. The leadership of the APC in Kaduna would not accept arrogance of power and dictatorship; this is our state and we are sending this message very clear to the political adviser and his principal that we will not compromise, we need free fair and credible election.”