House Member Beaten to Stupor in Minna

Laleye Dipo in Minna

A serving member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Salihu Shadafu Adamu,  representing the Bosso/Paiko federal constituency in Niger State narrowly escaped death last Monday when aggrieved youths in his constituency beat him to a point of coma.

THISDAY learnt from a reliable source that following the assault on the federal lawmaker, during which he sustained serious injuries, he was first admitted at a private medical hospital in the Tunga area of the state capital before being withdrawn and taken for further medical attention in Kaduna.

According to THISDAY findings, the vehicle in which the lawmaker was travelling was also damaged by the angry youths.

It took the intervention of men of the Niger State Police Command which was invited by some good Samaritans several minutes to save the lawmaker from the clutches of his attackers.

Trouble was said to have started for the lawmaker when he drove into one of the villages in his constituencies to attend a political meeting.

But the youths who were said to have been angry with the politician, took exception to his presence at the meeting, because he had failed to visit them since he was elected almost two years ago.

It was gathered that immediately he arrived for the meeting, the youths advised him to leave in his own interest but the lawmaker ignored the threat.

“One of the youths first slapped him, another hit him in the stomach making him to fall to the ground,” an eyewitness said.

“It then became a free for all as every youth there tried to take their pound of flesh from the politician,” the source added.

When contacted the state Police  Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, confirmed the story.

“It was a politically-motivated attack,” Elkana said, adding that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident.

The police spokesman also confirmed that the legislator was admitted at a private hospital in Minna before being moved to Kaduna.