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Atiku Recounts Assassination Attempt, Claims Gunmen Shot At Him But Missed

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has recounted how he survived an "assassination attempt" in Kaduna State, revealing that he hid his wife and children in a wardrobe while confronting the gunmen.

Speaking during his address to the American University of Nigeria (AUN) graduating class of 2025 in Yola, Atiku said the attackers opened fire at him but missed.

“I hid my wife and children in a wardrobe and stepped forward to confront the attackers. They shot at me but missed. I stood up and demanded, ‘Why did you fire?’ That’s what courage looks like,” he said.

Atiku, who founded AUN, also recalled how Nigeria’s military regime once offered him a governorship position without an election, which he rejected.

“When we resisted military dictatorship, they offered me a governorship without an election, I rejected it. In 1999, I earned it the right way and became Vice President,” he told the graduates.

He encouraged the students to embrace resilience and integrity in the face of adversity, saying, “I’ve faced tribulations. I’ve been hunted, but I never wavered.”

“Patience is not weakness. It is a weapon of the wise,” Atiku added, drawing from his experience in Nigeria’s turbulent political landscape.

He also paid tribute to his late mentor, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, recalling his calmness in the face of a death sentence.

“His blood pressure was normal on the day of his scheduled execution. That’s a soldier. That’s courage,” he said.

The speech, which combined personal memories with political history, was meant to inspire the graduates as they prepare for the challenges ahead.

PressMyButton:
I thought the three desert countries had formed their separate union and wanted nothing to do with Nigeria and ECOWAS anymore, so why are they now crawling through the back door kneeling and groveling before the Jagaban?. Almost a year after forming their poor tiny union, no country has indicated interest. Why would any sensible country join them, what do they have to offer economically, financially, militarily, and otherwise?.
Mr President has made it abundantly clear that ECOWAS under his leadership would never tolerate military regime. I guess it rang so loudly enough that Goita is considering transitioning into civilian Agbada as President. Some of the Juntas are already transitioning into civilian rule because of the fear of Jagaban.




See confession, Lol. Who is a dog before a Tiger. When you're big, you're big. Small cats will all come back running after you. Jagaban. Let them keep deceiving their gullible followers with media sensationalism while they crawling back to Jagaban.


After God, na Tinubu 💪 God bless Nigeria

tobore4u:
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Powerbandooo:

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Wetin he won do
He still dey give ultimatum
The baby of yesterday

seanery:
Make una no pity him.

He knows something abt the missing of d car.