Persons suspected to be hired thugs, using dane guns, have allegedly opened fire on the convoy of the Bauchi state gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubukar, (retd). The incident happened on Wednesday, in Duguri, the birth place of the incumbent Bauchi state governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed.

A press statement by the Director, Media and Publicity, of the Sadique Baba Abubukar campaign organization, Salisu A. Barau, said eyewitnesses reported; “sounds of sporadic shootings were heard around the premises where campaign lecture was being held, which made the security operatives at the venue to rush to the scene of the shootings where, in an attempt to disarm the thugs”, adding “and retrieve the guns from them, three people were shot”.

The statement continues, “one Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; one from a vigilance group and one from the hunters union.

“However, the NSCDC operatives succeeded in recovering two dane guns from the thugs while others escaped with their own guns.

“The victims who sustained gunshot injuries are currently receiving medical attention at ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi.

“It will be recalled that the same pattern of attacks, suspected to be sponsored, were carried out on Air Marshal Sadique's convoy last month in Akuyam, the home village of the state chairman of PDP”.