Rikiji, Speaker of the House of Assembly, who is standing in for holidaying Governor Abdulaziz Yari, was attacked on Saturday in Birnin-Magajiin, headquarters of Birnin-Magaji Local Government Area of the state.
Rikiji was in the area to condole with the families of three Fulani youths allegedly killed on Thursday by youths of Tudun-Kuya village in the local government.
The suspected killers were believed to be members of “the Fulani killer gangs’’ said to be terrorising villages in various parts of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the youths used stones and sticks on their visitors and it took the combined efforts of the police escort, the military and State Security Service (SSS), personnel who shot into the air to disperse the mob.
Zamfara police has started investigation into the attack. Police spokesman Lawal Abdullahi, who described the incident as “unfortunate”, said the police would not fold their arms and allow such unbecoming behaviours by the youths.
He said that the police had deployed troops of mobile and regular police to maintain the peace in the area.
He assured that anyone found to be involved in the attack would face “the full wrath of the law”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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