‘Banditry in uniform’ — ADC-PCC gives Sokoto security agencies 24 hours over attack on candidate

The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, has given security agencies in Sokoto State 24 hours to act against operatives of the Sokoto Marshals accused of attacking its governorship candidate, Munir Dan Iya.

The council said Dan Iya was attacked along the Sokoto Airport Road, while returning to the city after accompanying former governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

In a statement shared on X and signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, some operatives vandalised vehicles in Dan Iya’s convoy, including his personal SUV.

The ADC further claimed that two Department of State Services, DSS, personnel attached to Dan Iya were abducted during the incident.

The council also alleged that Sokoto Marshals had been harassing motorists and targeting vehicles displaying ADC posters and party symbols at different gates into the metropolis.

According to the statement, Dan Iya had reported the incident to the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police.

The ADC-PCC accused the state-owned security outfit of being used to intimidate opposition members, describing the alleged conduct as a threat to democratic freedoms.

“This is not governance. It is banditry in uniform, and it must not be tolerated in a democracy,” the council said.

It called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police and other security agencies to investigate the attack, secure the release of the two DSS personnel and arrest those responsible.

The council warned that failure to take decisive action within 24 hours would leave the party with no option but to pursue further lawful steps to protect its members and political rights.