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28 Dec 2017

Jigawa speaker escapes assassination

 •Jigawa Speaker, Hon. Isah Idris Gwaram
•Jigawa Speaker, Hon. Isah Idris Gwaram
The Speaker of Jigawa State House of Assembly, Honourable Isah Idris Gwaram, Tuesday escaped death as hoodlums attacked him at Gwaram town, his constituency.
Reports from the state indicated that the speaker was in Gwaram his hometown for Christmas holiday, before a situation forced him to relocated to an unknown destination.
An eye witness account told Nigerian Tribune that the trouble started when the speaker and his team of aides, including security personnel, entered into the home town and headed to his family residence where some youth blocked the road and started stoning him and his convoy.
When contacted, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Honourable Muhammed Abdullahi Bulangu, said: “The house is not aware, we are in holiday now and we have all gone to our homes for the holiday”.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdu Jinjiri, said: “So far, I have not been informed about the situation.”


- Nigerian Tribune

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