From Saka Bolaji, Minna
A serving member of the House of Representatives from Boss/Paiko federal constituency in the Niger East Senatorial Zone of Niger state, Hon. Salihu Adamu, narrowly escaped death on Monday when aggrieved youths in his constituency beat him into coma.
It was learnt from very reliable sources that following the assault on the federal lawmaker during which he sustained serious injuries he was first admitted into a private medical hospital in the Tunga area of the state capital before being discharged and taken for further medical attention in Kaduna.
According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle in which the lawmaker was traveling was also damaged by the angry youths. It took the intervention of policemen who were invited by some good Samaritans to save the lawmaker from the hands of his attackers.
Trouble was said to have started for the lawmaker when he drove into one of the villages in his constituent to attend a political meeting.
The youths who were said to have nursed anger against him took exception to his attending the meeting because he had failed to visit them since he was elected almost two years ago.
It was further gathered that immediately he arrived for the meeting the youths advised him to leave in his own interest but the lawmaker ignored the threat.
An eyewitness said: “One of the youths first slapped him, another hit him in the stomach, making him to fall to the ground. It then became a free-for-all as every youth there tried to take their pound of flesh from the politician.”
Niger Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana confirmed the story.
“It was a politically motivated attack” Elkana said adding that three suspects have 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.
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