The governor of Gombe, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has reacted to the shooting of a youth in the state, Auwal Hassan, by a DSS officer during a recent APC rally
Governor Yahaya on Sunday, December 18, ordered the arrest of the security officer who shot young Hassan at the campaign rally
Yahaya also made the victim one of his personal assistants after sending him to a hospital for immediate treatment
There was commotion during an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Bojude town of Kwami LGA of Gombe on Sunday, December 18.
This was as a 30-year-old man, Auwal Hassan, was allegedly shot by an officer of the Department of State Services (DSS) when the victim joined other villagers to welcome the campaign train of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Daily Trust reports.
It was gathered that a bullet from the DSS officer’s gun hit Hassan in his leg during a commotion after Governor Yahaya’s convoy arrived at the venue of the rally.
Eyewitnesses told the media outfit that the victim was crying in pain and he was in a pool of blood on the ground after the shot, which made the crowd start screaming to the governor in Hausa, “Ba mayi” (we do not support you).
It took the intervention of other DSS officers to calm the situation and return peace to the arena.
On his part, Governor Yahaya ordered the immediate arrest of the DSS personnel for investigation and directed that the victim be rushed to a hospital for treatment at the expense of the state government.
Added to this, Governor Yahaya disclosed that he has made Hassan one of his personal assistants alongside some youths in the town.
Ex-Governor Dankwambo’s deputy, northern youth leader, others dump PDP, defect to APC in Gombe
Meanwhile, the former deputy governor of Gombe state, Charles Iliya, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general election. Iliya was deputy governor to Ibrahim Dankwambo.
He had been a major bedrock to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe South.
