Police nab 14 suspects after attack on APC convoy in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command arrested 14 suspects on Thursday. This was due to an attack on a convoy of All Progressives Congress supporters. The attack happened along the Yashi, Funtua road in Malumfashi Local Government Area.

The attack took place on Wednesday while the convoy was heading from Malumfashi to Funtua for a campaign event. Police reports say that suspected political thugs, armed with knives and stones, attacked the convoy and also targeted passing commercial vehicles. They broke the windscreens of several vehicles and injured a female motorist in a commercial vehicle.

This information came from a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq. He shared the details with newsmen following the incident. Sadiq mentioned that police operatives were already deployed along the road to maintain order and arrest the suspects.

The statement explained, “The command had made adequate security arrangements and deployed personnel along key routes and identified locations, including the Yashi, Funtua road, ahead of the campaign event. However, an unlawful assembly of suspected political thugs armed with knives and stones began hurling stones at the convoy of APC supporters and passing commercial vehicles.”

The police named the arrested suspects as Sagir Musa Maikudi, 35; Abubakar Aliyu, 21; Fahat Aminu, 25; Mubarak Kabir, 27; Shamsu Aliyu, 29; Buhari Adamu, 20; Imrana Dalha, 20; Suleiman Sani, 20; Ismail Nasir, 22; Abdulganiyu Babangida, 23; Hassan Gambo, 17; Abbas Tukur, 22; Gaddafi Sani, 25; and Abdulkadir Muktar, 18.

The police also mentioned that they are working to find other suspects who ran away from the scene. The Commissioner of Police, Ali Umar Fage, condemned the attack. He warned against any form of political violence during this election period.

Fage stated that the command would not accept political thuggery or any actions that could disturb public peace before, during, or after elections. The statement quoted him saying, “The command will not tolerate any form of political thuggery, violence, or actions capable of breaching public peace before, during, or after the electioneering period.”

The police added that investigations are still ongoing. They promised to keep the public updated on any developments. This attack happened as political campaigns ramp up in Katsina State ahead of the 2027 general elections.