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PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by WMD(m): 2:59pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
Breaking: Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa *Rescued By Soldiers On Guard At River Benue In Numan Controversial governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) In Adamawa State, Mallam Nuhu Ribau on Thursday narrowly escaped being lynched by angry youths in the state in protest against the manner of his emergence as the candidate of the ruling party. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 5. 30pm on Thursday in Numan the Capital of Southern Senatorial District of Adamawa state where he made an attempt to campaign . Eyewitnesses who called the Newspot Nigeria desk to relay the incident, recounted that but for the timely intervention of a detachment of soldiers who rushed in to rescue him and those in his entourage; the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would have been lynched and completely disgraced. Reports had it that Ribadu in an attempt to sell his candidature to the People of Adamawa chose Numan as his next port of call after a successful outing in Yola, a development said to have angered the youths from the area who were said to have earlier warned him to take his campaign elsewhere. According to reports, the initial plan by Ribadu and his supporters was to launch his campaign at Makwada Square in Numan, but he had to hurriedly changed the plan with intelligence reports that plans he was to be ambushed in the process and disgraced by irate youths. The angry youths were said to have fully mobilised to give Ribadu a show-down anytime his campaign train hit Numan, and had in the process prepared bottle bombs, sticks and bowls of powdery substance that can itche badly when sprayed on the body, as weapons to be used in ‘‘dealing” with the governorship candidate. As disclosed to Newspot Nigeria, Ribadu and those in his entourage resolved to boycott the planned campaign at the square and instead, headed to the Government lodge in Numan where he met a small crowd of supporters. To gain time for the crowd to gather, Ribadu, according to witnesses, decided to move to the Palace of Hamma Bachama in Numan and was about entering the compound of the when hell was let lose. A youth Corper who was in the entourage of Ribadu while narrating the incident said, “The mayhem broke out all of a sudden. We entered the town in a convoy of about 15 vehicles, mostly Jeeps. The first two Jeeps had entered into the compound successfully, while the third was about doing so when a boy who held a huge stone smashed it on the windshield and broke it into pieces. “The situation forced Ribadu and others, in particular one Mrs Bema Zakare, a Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture to run into the palace for safety, as they were almost being mobbed by the angry youths who had gathered to give him a show down. “The youths became angrier and surrounded the palace with stones of varying sizes which they consistently hurled on the palace. The action by the youths resulted in a pandemonium as Ribadu’s supporters who were caught outside the palace took to their heels. “When they could not get into the palace, the visibly restless youths descended on the vehicles that conveyed Ribadu and members on his entourage and destroyed almost all. “It was when the situation was getting out of hands that the King placed an emergency call to a batch of soldiers stationed by the bridge of River Niger close to Numan. “The soldiers arrived about 30 minutes later and managed to rescue Ribadu who was held captive in the Palace for almost an hour and fifteen minutes, after calming down the youths”. According to reports, the soldiers after spiriting Ribadu and others out of the Hamma Bachama's Palace took him to the Benue lodge, belonging to Demsa Local government, and was still being kept there as at the time of filing this report. There are reports that it was not the first time Ribadu would be exposed to such kind of horrible ordeal in his attempts to campaign in Adamawa state, as he was reported to have been so similarly embarrassed during his campaign visit to Shelleng local government area of the state. Newspot Nigeria learnt that the anger of the youths was fueled the more by the presence of Belma Zakare on Ribadu’s entourage. The woman had severally been accused of being ever hostile to the youths amid sundry allegations that she has been the mastermind of the manner people from Adamawa were being short-changed politically right from Abuja where she resides. There have been controversies over the choice of Ribadu as the governorship candidate of PDP in Adamawa amid allegations that he was favoured unduly by the PDP National Secretariat without fulfilling the lawful proceed of being elected. Stakeholders in Adamawa had accused the PDP of failing to conduct the party’s governorship and National Assembly primaries in the state as stipulated by law, whereas the PDP Headquarters moved the Primaries to Abuja allegedly to favour Ribadu and others to merge as PDP candidate. There have been reports that Ribadu and others who emerged from the “Kangaroo” governorship and National Assembly primaries in Abuja do not have the clout and the grassroots following to win election in the state, a reason they were being consistently booed wherever they went to campaign in Adamawa state |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by Nobody: 3:03pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
APC - Violence is our watchword! 1 Like |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by temitemi1(m): 3:06pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
Apc @ work... Assembly of EVIL MINDS... GEJ till 2019!!! 2 Likes |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by iamodenigbo1(m): 3:06pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
till I read i credible tabloidst from other |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by lacasa: 3:10pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
mulante: How dumb r u? U didn't read the post to see it had nothing to do with ApC It wwas Ribadu's selection that angers the youth Empty brain! Na APC go make u run mad # 10 Likes |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by lacasa: 3:11pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
temitemi1: Another MuMu! Read b4 commenting Zombie! 7 Likes |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by adebisicutie: 3:13pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
When you emerge from an illegal process how do you except the people to accept you ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by netinformat(f): 3:16pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
I don't think APC supporters are violence it just that people wants change expecially Northerners |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by ambassadorgozie(m): 4:19pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
All we know is DAT...APC at work Gej til APC become sensible |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by Chubhie: 4:33pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
LOL @ powdery substance that can itch badly. Waliahi, dem nor mean well for Ribadu. Comedy politics everywhere. |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by zantama05(m): 4:54pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
imagine how his eyes going to to like inside the palace ![]() ![]() thank God for him, cos I don't know what will happen if he go there to campaign for GEJ ![]()
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Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by ichidodo: 4:59pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
So we are supposed to swallow this propaganda without source..? |
Re: PDP Candidate Ribadu Escapes Mob Attack In Adamawa by WMD(m): 9:04pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
The attack has nothing to do APC. I was in Numan today where d insidence occurred. For those asking for source, I just came back from Numan n that's where ma family leaves |
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