Bauchi State chapter of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the killing of 20 years old Yunusa Yakubu allegedly by security agents attached to the gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, Amb Saddique Baba Abubakar.
The PDP also condemned in strong terms the shooting of a group of people in Akuyam, Misau LGA during the campaign rally of the ruling APC gubernatorial candidate.
The condemnation was made by the DG, PDP, Bala Mohammed Campaign Organization, Farouk Mustapha while addressing Journalists at the Government House on Wednesday.
The DG, Bala Mohammed 2023 Campaign Council described the situation as most unfortunate and condemnable.
According to him, “Information reaching our Campaign Council indicated that the security agents attached to the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar rtd fatally shot two people, Saleh Garba, 35 years old and Yakubu Yunusa, 20 years old at Akuyam Town in Misau LGA where the APC gubernatorial candidate went for a campaign rally on Monday, 30th January 2023.”
He added, “According to an eyewitness, the chant of “Ba ma yi, Ba ma yi” rented the air, specifically to show their rejection of the APC and its gubernatorial candidate which the Police attached to him found offensive and started positioning themselves in different postures that is more aggressive.”
“Suddenly, the overzealous security agents started shooting into the crowd and the bullets struck many people but 2 young persons were hit while others sustained serious gunshot injuries,” he claimed.
Mustapha further said that, “We were equally informed that the rally ended abruptly and the gubernatorial candidate left the venue not minding to see the injured victims.”
He said that, “The injured victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, FMC Azare for treatment, we are sad to announce that one of the victims, 20 years old died in the hospital due to the gunshot in the early hours of yesterday (Tuesday), 31st January, 2023 and has since been buried according to Islamic rites. The Bauchi State Police Command through its PPRO has since confirmed the incident
