Tambuwal Reacts To Ambush On Convoy, Gives Update On Fate Of Assailants

The Governor Of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said that the perpetrators responsible for the attack on his motorcade on Sunday will be punished for their crimes.

Naija News recalls that the suspected thug had ambushed the governor’s convoy with a hail of stones in the state capital, Sokoto while he was returning from a campaign tour of Silame and Wammako local government areas of the state.

Two vehicles were reportedly damaged by the assailants.

However, Tambuwal while reacting to the attack told newsmen at the close of a stakeholders’ meeting with political appointees in the state that some of the attackers have been apprehended and would soon be prosecuted

The Governor said, “The matter is being investigated by the security agencies. Some arrests have been made. Rest assured that the law will take its course.”

Also in a separate press briefing the state Commissioner for Information, Hon Akibu Dalhatu said that the leader of the attackers is already on the watch list of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in the last three months for allegedly attacking their personnel.

Governor Tambuwal on his part said: “It is unfortunate that yesterday on our way back from Wammako, at the Senatorial office of Aliyu Magatakarda Wammako, some hoodlums attacked my convoy on our way to the Government House.

“We cannot condone any culture of violence in Sokoto state,” the governor said while appealing for peace.

“I, therefore, urge all political leaders in Sokoto to eschew violence; and to advise all their followers and supporters, to go out and campaign peacefully; look for votes, and not perpetrate violence.

“As you know, we believe in peace. We have been preaching peace and peaceful coexistence in Sokoto state, irrespective of political party differences, lineage or persuasions.”