By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri

No fewer than six people amongst
them were suspected members of the
All Progressive Congress (APC)
including asmhatic patients reportedly
feared dead with several others
injured in a stampede at the APC’s
presidential campsign/rally held at the
Ramat Square, Maiduguri, the Borno
state capital.

Our Correspondent who was in the
entourage of governor Shettima
reports that six people were killed
during the uncoordinated visit, as the
governor had since visited the victims
at the hospital.

Razed down PDP Campaign office of
ex-governor Ali Modu Sheriff along Sir
Kashim Ibrahim Way, Maiduguri by
APC thugs during General Buhari’s
visit/campaign yesterday. Photo Ndahi marama



The rally which was well attended on
Saturday by the APC presidential
Candidate, General Mohammed
Buhari, his running mate, Professor
Yemi Asibanjo, Governor Kashim
Shettima, state and national
candidates of the APC, party stalwarts
and thousands of its supporters
thronged the streets as early in the
morning, while many others had
jump over the fence to venue of the
rally amidst tight security.

Our Correspondent observed that,
due to closure of gates leading to the
venue by security operatives, all the
four gates were later broken down by
some rampaging youths, even as
many had to scale through the fence
to welcome the general.

Sources said, the five people killed
were two asmhatic patients who were
trapped in the stampede at the venue,
while others died as a results of
accident and a stray bullet fired by
security operatives while controlling
crowded that attempted to burnt
down PDP offices in the state.

Also the PDP Campaign office of ex-
governor Ali Modu Sheriff located few
metres to the venue of the rally along
Kashim Ibrahim Way was set ablaze by
APC thugs who overpowered security
operatives after breaking the gate and
threw explosives inside.

Many PDP campaign centres located
at strategic positions in the city of
Maiduguri were vandalized with
posters and bill boards were also
destroyed by hired APC thugs during
the visit.

Likewise, four people who claimed to
be members of Civilian JTF were shot
by security operatives while
attempting to stop two trucks loaded
with military arms and ammunitions
that were entering the town. Sources
and residents said, the trucks were
intercepted around Umar Shehu
General Hospital in Bulumkutu of the
metropolis and when the security
men attached with the trucks insisted
that the arms and ammunitions
belonged to military operatives, the
youths refused to heed to their
explanations, a situation that led to
disagreement which resulted to
shooting of the four youths.

Our Correspondent also gathered that
one of the youths that were shot died
before reaching hospital for treatment
due to excessive bleeding.

It was also gathered that at the venue
of the rally, sporadic gunshots,
including a sustained firing by the
Military Armoured Personnel Carrier
and tear gas engulfed the venue of
the rally all in an attempt to control
the crowd.

General Buhari who stormed the
venue of the rally at 1:30pm could not
address the uncontrolabble crowd,
who started vandalizing Channels
cables, stole their cameras which led
to the instant cut off of the live
coverage.

Our Correspondent observed that
General Buhari had to be sneaked out
of the venue to Government House,
Maiduguri where he was expected to
have indoor meeting with some
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
officials in the state

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E speak lekwe!!! Lets shun violence and embrace peace. Too Much blood is being spilled., God protect us all, may the soul of the dead rest in perfect peace.

I hope its not true, because this violence has started heating up.

Nawao, dey never do election, people don dey die.
God help us in this country.