VP Sambo Held Hostage In Kano

Vice President, Namadi Sambo had a raw deal in the hands of suspected
PDP thugs in Kano Monday when he was held hostage by hoodlums for
twenty minutes before a negotiated settlement.

The incident which occured at the BUK old campus shortly after the
number two citizen rounded up official engagement in the University
took the intervention of the Assistant Inspector General of police in
charge of zone 1, Tambari Yabo before the Vice President regained his
freedom.

The high risk drama began when dozens of heavily armed thugs posing as
loyal party men beat the security cover around the Vice President and
bare there fang before him.

Like a well rehearsed script, some of the thugs in unison chorused on
top of there voices "Bamuayi Bamuayi Bamuayi" which meant "we are no
longer with you", while other shouted mungaji da aiki banza", meaning
'we are tired of the job'.

The visibly shocked Sambo pull himself together and before he could
utter a word, an equally embarrassed AIG Tamara Yabo ordered his men
to disarmed the protesting thugs.

The thugs sensing the full implications of resisting the disarmament
order by the top Corp gave up there arms that paved way for negotiated
settlement.

However, it was at this junctures top PDP stalwarts in the Vice
president entourage moved in and demanded to know from 'the boys' why
they choose to embarrass the August visitor.

The thugs struggling to explained there position told the Vice
president how they had risked their life to keep PDP in the state, as
they lamented that "no one has paid them a dime despite promises'.

The party officials were therefore directed by the Vice president to
attend to their needs and save the party public embarrassment.

At the end of public show of shame, the police handed off seized
weapons as the thugs rejoined the Vice president convoy and headed to
others areas of engagement in the city.

When contacted wheather the police had effected arrest in line with
the tough posture of ensuring violence free election, the Zonal Police
Public Relations officer, ASP Rabilu Ringim requested for time to
ascertain the matter.

As at press time; there was no words from him as futher calls to his
GSM line was not connecting.
--Vanguard