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Al’ameen, Bauchi State APC Guber aspirant, escapes gunmen attack

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4 years ago

27 September 2022

From David Kuvie Bauchi

A former Bauchi State Gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammad Sani Al’ameen has narrowly escaped death following an attack by gunmen in Nasarawa State.

A gun shot was fired at his car by the gunmen who attacked him and his driver along Akwanga -Abuja Express way on Friday.

The politician was traveling to Abuja when the incident occurred.

Al’ameen, while narrating the incident to journalists in Bauchi on Tuesday, said he noticed a car was trailing them as they approached Akwanga town in Nasarawa State.

“When I observed, I asked my driver to enter AYM Shafa filling station, the driver said we have fuel, I said let’s enter,” he said.

“We entered the filling station and purchased little fuel, spent some minutes before we proceeded.

“When we reached the round about the car trailing us just resurfaced again and this time they ambushed us.

“They blocked our vehicle and opened fire. I heard a shot and a bang on my car.

“We stopped and one of them opened my car and entered pointing his gun ,and asked my driver to drive on, but I said to the driver don’t move, with God’s help he obeyed me and refused to start the car.

“They were looking at time and then they seized our phones, took my brief case and some of our personal belongings and left.

“Probably ,they were afraid because the attack occurred at a roundabout. Even though they scared people away but since it was a busy road many vehicles were approaching and that’s what save us”

The APC Guber aspirant expressed shock at the attack, saying it was an attempt to either assassinate or kidnap him.

“We stopped and complained at a near by Military check point , that we were fired at by some gunmen who carted away our phones and personal belongings, before we continued,” he said.

He appealed to government and other security agencies, to intensify effort to end insecurity in the country and prayed to God to continue to protect citizens.