'I didn't come here to die' - Phones missing, stone-throwing, Atiku cries out as thugs disrupt Kaduna rally

A rally held by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, October 17 was marred with violence by some unidentified thugs. According to Daily Trust, the thugs invaded and caused mayhem at the Ranches Bees Stadium, the venue of the exercise. The newspaper noted that apart from the fact that the phones of persons who were at the venue got missing, the miscreants pelted stones at PDP supporters indiscriminately, leaving the place in chaos. One of the supporters who escaped being injured told the media house: “They collected the phones of innocent people at the gate before going into the venue. I’m going back home because I didn’t come here to die or get injured because only God knew who these thugs are or who sent them." Reacting to the incident via his Twitter page on Monday, Atiku described it as undemocratic and that it goes against the peace accord signed by parties recently. The former vice president also cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari to call parties as well as their supporters to order so that the coming general elections will be void of violence. “I have just received emergency reports of attacks on @OfficialPDPNig supporters by thugs sponsored to scuttle the ongoing PDP campaign rally in Kaduna State. This is undemocratic and against the Peace Accord all parties signed up for just a few weeks ago. “I urge President Muhammadu Buhari to call on all parties to call their supporters and members to order and to ensure that campaigns, just as with the elections themselves, are kept free, fair, and safe.” See his tweets below:

I have just received emergency reports of attacks on @OfficialPDPNig supporters by thugs sponsored to scuttle the ongoing PDP campaign rally in Kaduna State. This is undemocratic and against the Peace Accord all parties signed up for just a few weeks ago.— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) October 17, 2022

I have just received emergency reports of attacks on @OfficialPDPNig supporters by thugs sponsored to scuttle the ongoing PDP campaign rally in Kaduna State. This is undemocratic and against the Peace Accord all parties signed up for just a few weeks ago.— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) October 17, 2022