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Senator Shehu Sani and Suleiman Hunkuyi, were on Sunday attacked by suspected thugs during a press briefing in Kaduna, witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES.
Mr. Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central, confirmed the development to journalists Sunday afternoon. He alleged the attackers were sponsored by Kaduna State Government.
Senaor Sani said he and Hunkuyi, Kaduna North, had organized the press conference over alleged “manipulation of the party (APC in the state)” by Governor Nasir El-Rufai with whom he has been having a running political battle.
The lawmaker said journalists were also attacked and that one of them was in a hospital.
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Mr. Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central, confirmed the development to journalists Sunday afternoon. He alleged the attackers were sponsored by Kaduna State Government.
Senaor Sani said he and Hunkuyi, Kaduna North, had organized the press conference over alleged “manipulation of the party (APC in the state)” by Governor Nasir El-Rufai with whom he has been having a running political battle.
The lawmaker said journalists were also attacked and that one of them was in a hospital.
Details later