Radda Proceeds With Funtua Campaign Amid Route Attack Reports

Katsina Governor Dikko Radda proceeded with his campaign launch in Funtua on October 28, while supporters reported that people travelling through Malumfashi had been attacked and vehicles damaged. The allegations concerned the route to the event, not necessarily the stadium gathering, and were not independently verified in the reports. Supporters said groups of youths threw stones and other objects at them as they travelled toward Funtua. They reported injuries and damage to vehicles, including broken windscreens, as well as lost or damaged personal belongings. No confirmed casualty count was reported, and the attackers were not identified. The All Progressives Congress in Katsina State described the launch at Funtua Township Stadium as orderly and said there had been no clashes, injuries or property damage at the event. Party chairman Bishir Saulawa made the statement through the party’s public relations officer, Shamsu Sule Funtua. It addressed the stadium gathering but did not clarify whether it covered supporters travelling to Funtua or respond to the allegations from Malumfashi. Radda went ahead with the campaign and presented his administration’s record and ongoing...