Atiku’s Convoy Comes Under Heavy Attack In Maidugiri

By Gideon Njoku

A prelude to the violence likely to engulf the General Elections in 2023, played out in Maidugiri, capital of Borno State on Wednesday.

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar escaped being seriously hurt when his convoy came under heavy attack by thugs.

It is not known, yet, if Atiku was in the State on a private visit or on a campaign for his Presidential project, but he was met by a hostile environment.

Thugs, allegedly, waving the flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC, swooped on the convoy as it was driving past and attacked the vehicles with dangerous weapons.

Borno is the home State of the the Vice Presidential candidate of the APC, Senator Kashim Shettima. He was, also, a two-term Governor of the State. He was the Governor when hundreds of Chibok Girls were abducted from their hostels.

A few days ago in Rivers State, PDP faithful who were pasting Atiku’s posters, came under heavy attack. At least, two of them landed in the hospital with serious injuries.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is at loggerheads with Atiku ever since he lost both the Presidential and Vice Presidential ticket of the Party to Atiku and Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor, respectively. He has since declared any Atiku supporter in Rivers State an enemy. And so did the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, a Wike disciple.

Wike is leading four other Governors, including Ortom, on a mission against Atiku’s Presidential aspiraton.